I'm a strong smoker, Ive heard all the recommendations on waitng to smoke, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 3-5 days, 1 week. So its been one week now since my surgery and its going well still a tiny bit of aching and soreness to the right and left lower wisom extractions due to they were impacted so a more difficult extraction. ohter than that everything is good. would one week be a good safe point in this healing proccess to smoke? and if so what are my chances still of recieveing dry socket?
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Hello and thanks so much for your question. Do your best not to smoke. It doesn't sound like you have a packet a day habit, and hopefully keeping off the smokes for 48 hours, which should actually be about two weeks, could make you want to kick the habit for good. Smoking...
The fact is that the remaining root could give you a problem, which is not assured but it could. In my opinion, the best thing to do is ask him to remove it, of course all the surgery process should be repeated. That tooth could get an absess but it is not certain, so it is more like a...
HI Kattrinray! It is not an easy procedure sometimes and I am sorry you are still having pain! The pain is normal and can last a week. Two things you mentioned that I am concerned about is you seem to be spitting out yellow stuff...I am more concerned about you spitting at all. The...