Just had my wisdom teeth removed today and one of the causes of dry sockets (dont really know what they are, but heard they hurt like hell) is smoking. Im guessing any smoke, tobacco or other Would a couple chillum hits really mess that up?? My roommate's older brother smoked J's out his nose when he had them out, but id rather not deal with that discomfort ha. Thanks and stay cheesed
Dry socket is caused more by the sucking action, than by the smoke itself. It's when you disturb the blood clot during the first 1-4 days of the healing process, which causes suction to be put directly down the almost inch-deep holes, leading to pressure inside the open jawbone itself. There is a delicate time-line involved when healing from a tooth extraction, if you disturb that blood clot at all after it's formed, the least bit of suction and even breathing can cause intense pain. Dry socket is also called "alveolar osteitis" which translated means simply swollen/inflamed jawbone. "Dry socket is characterized by detritus, grayish slough, severe pain and foul odor. The foul odor, in particular, is a result of the disintegration of the blood clot by putrefaction rather than by orderly resorption." Essentially it disturbs the entire process, and turns what should be an uneventful 4-6 day healing process, into an almost unbearably painful, three to four week long mouth-rotting hell, which results in poor healing, and bulging scars, that can displace the tissue in your gums for years to come The best thing you can do if you're truly compelled to smoke, is to inhale so very gently, that it's almost as if there was no resistance at all.. no tough joins, no tightly packed pipes with teeny tiny holes. You want a loose joint or pipe, and even then, you'll want to leave the corners of your mouth open, to allow easier air-flow. Leave the gauze in gently for as long as you can during those first few days (changing it with fresh gauze regularly, of course). It is inconvenient, but it's definitely not as inconvenient as tripling your healing time, and tripling the time you have to deal with smoking that way