wisdom teeth and dry sockets

[napolitana869]

I got my wisdom teeth out this morning and I'm not feeling that bad. I was wondering how long I should wait to smoke to avoid the risk of dry sockets. I would like to smoke as soon as I can because I use it to help me sleep, and I ran out of my sleeping pills and cant get ahold of my doctor for more. Do you think waiting 2 or 3 days is long enough? I get really emotionally unstable when I dont get enough sleep. Thanks for any help.

napolitana869 Reviewed by napolitana869 on 03-20-2007. wisdom teeth and dry sockets I got my wisdom teeth out this morning and I'm not feeling that bad. I was wondering how long I should wait to smoke to avoid the risk of dry sockets. I would like to smoke as soon as I can because I use it to help me sleep, and I ran out of my sleeping pills and cant get ahold of my doctor for more. Do you think waiting 2 or 3 days is long enough? I get really emotionally unstable when I dont get enough sleep. Thanks for any help. Rating: 5

[Samwhore]

well, I would ask your dentist, just say you smoke cigarettes, in the meantime, try some tylenol PM or other sleeping pills you cant get OTC

[halfassedjediknight]

i think youre supposed to wait like a week. you need to let blood clots form enough to where they wont suck out.

you can pack it with cotton and just try not to inhale hard. the negative pressure isnt good on those voids where your teeth used to be though, and dry sockets hurt.

[Marijuana connoisseu]

I had all four pulled last monday. When they say "no smoking" they don't mean cannabis. I waited until the day after my operation to smoke out, but only because I was disoriented enough from the anesthesia on the first day. You're going to get dry sockets almost no matter what, so fuck it. The actual sheet of paper that my doctor gave me said to wait 48 hours before smoking.

[afghooey]

I waited like two days after I got mine out, never got dry socket.

[halfassedjediknight]

I had all four pulled last monday. When they say "no smoking" they don't mean cannabis. I waited until the day after my operation to smoke out, but only because I was disoriented enough from the anesthesia on the first day. You're going to get dry sockets almost no matter what, so fuck it. The actual sheet of paper that my doctor gave me said to wait 48 hours before smoking.

when they say no smoking, they mean no smoking.

they say that because any type of smoking causes a negative pressure in your mouth, which will dislodge a blood clot if its strong enough to.

they say it because of the negative pressure, not the substance being smoked.

ive had molers bigger than my wisdom teeth pulled and i smoked and didnt get a dry socket, so theres no saying whether or not youre going to get a dry socket. it all depends on the negative pressure applied, i.e. "sucking" effect.

[suhl]

yeah, they mean no breathing in smoke of any kind, and if you need a drug to get to sleep you have bigger problems you may want to look into

[halfassedjediknight]

yeah, they mean no breathing in smoke of any kind, and if you need a drug to get to sleep you have bigger problems you may want to look into

well not necessarilly breathing in smoke.

no straws either! if you want a soda pour it in. if you want a milkshake use a spoon. etc.

[napolitana869]

Thanks guys. I'll wait at least one more day. Because its a pressure thing do you think smoking out of a bong would be better or worse than a pipe?

yeah, they mean no breathing in smoke of any kind, and if you need a drug to get to sleep you have bigger problems you may want to look into

I know I have sleep problems. I have for the last 6 years.

[Hardcore Newbie]

There are smoking techniques that don't cause much of a negative pressure at all. I wish i was better at explaining things. I'm baked.