“What happens if I smoke after a tooth extraction?”
I am a 25 year old male and I smoke daily. I will have a tooth extraction soon. What happens if I smoke after a tooth extraction?
4 Answers
Dry socket.
It can delay healing. You will have a greater risk of having a dry socket.
You will increase you chances of getting a dry socket after the surgery dramatically. That is a very painful process to go through and not worth the smoking in the first few days post op.
Hello,
Smoking after a tooth extraction puts you at risk for dry socket. After you have a tooth extracted, you have an empty socket that fills up with blood forming a clot. When drag on a cigarette, drink threw a straw, or spit it causes a change in pressure in your mouth that can dislodge that clot. Once is is out, you lose protection during the healing process which is dry socket which can be a very painful condition. Hope this helps.
Best of luck to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Smoking after a tooth extraction puts you at risk for dry socket. After you have a tooth extracted, you have an empty socket that fills up with blood forming a clot. When drag on a cigarette, drink threw a straw, or spit it causes a change in pressure in your mouth that can dislodge that clot. Once is is out, you lose protection during the healing process which is dry socket which can be a very painful condition. Hope this helps.
Best of luck to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
