Smoking after having your wisdom teeth out....?

Question

ok so they say not too. How long do you have to wait? And if your a smoker and had yours pulled, did you smoke? Did you get an infection?

Answer 1

Hi the recommended time to wait to smoke after an extraction is 24hrs! The reason you shouldn't smoke is b/c of the sucking action, which can pull the blood clot out giving you an infection call dry socket (which is very painful) What I tell patients is to try to wait at least 24 hrs, but if you can't wait as long as possible!
I am also a smoker and when I had my wisdom teeth out I waited about 6 hrs and I put some wet gauze in my mouth where the tooth was taken out while smoking and then changed it after!
I don't know if this worked or I just got lucky, but I didn't get dry socket!

Answer 2

Smoking After Wisdom Teeth Out

Answer 3

The main reason they tell you not to smoke is not because you might get an infection (although I'm sure it is possible) it is because of the sucking action you have to make when you take a drag. It's the same reason they tell you not to use a straw. By creating that suction within your mouth you can displace the blood clot that formed in the tooth socket. This is a VERY painful condition. They can only treat the symptoms until you heal and only then will the pain go away. The treatment, I might add, is putting a medicated strip of whats called 'dry socket paste' into the tooth socket. It smells horrible, and I can't imagine it tastes much better.

Dr. Sam has the right idea -- if you are really jonesing for a smoke, take whiff, but don't go sucking on a cigarette stick. Trust me when I tell you that you don't want to get dry socket!

Answer 4

My sister and I got our wisdom teeth pulled at the same time. She smokes, and I don't. She couldn't help but sneak one smoke in, and she ended up getting dry sockets, it's a very painful experience. At least I would think so, considering she has a high pain tolerance, and I have never heard her complain of pain like that when she did. It's just a suggestion. I know how tough it is, believe it or not I use to smoke. Anyways, I would wait at least 4 weeks. Hope that helps a little =)

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Answer 7

Yes, I smoke and 5 years ago i had my wisdom teeth cut out. I did smoke and no infection or air pockets accrued. Same with my husband. I think its their way to annoy us because everyone I know that smokes and has had their wisdom teeth out has had no problems.

Answer 8

Try to wait as long as you can. It's not so much an infection issue is that the action of drawing on a cigarette will "loosen" the cap of scab-like tissue where the tooth was extracted and can cause other problems, and that can include infection, but the biggie is getting it to heal properly. Using a straw is bad, too. I have worked as a dental assistant, and hope this helps you. *most* dentists are very opposed to smoking for reasons just like this, so they really don't understand. (I smoke and was the only one in the office who did.)

Answer 9

It's the sucking action that is no good so have someone blow a shotgun hit into you mouth.

No I smoked not as often though and I just kept it packed with cotton and then just mouth washed and repacked.

but I only had two wisdom teeth so I guess I'm a halfwit

Answer 10

I had my wisdom teeth surgically removed. No I did not smoke after seeing a girlfriend of mine get a dry socket a couple of weeks previously. A cigarette is not worth a dry socket or infection.