Dentist: Does Marijuana stain teeth

[Youreface]

Trying not to bump a week old thread but I couldn't help myself.

What's with all you guys hating on this kid about going to get his wisdom teeth out with his mom?
Granted it's stupid that she cares so much whether he smokes or not but she is just being an overprotective parent (regardless of his age).

When I got mine out my mother was there as well. It pretty much went without saying simply because it's pretty hard to drive when you're fucked up on anesthetics. Give him a break.

[boaz]

. . . Just roll with it and bullshit if you have to.

:jointsmile:

yeah, agreed, thats just some good advice for life in general. i remember when i was like 16 i went to doc with my dad, and the doc starts checking my lungs and says, "do you smoke?". i just kinda gave him a f'u look and everything was cool. :stoned:

[boaz]

^^^ not that you should give your dentist a hard time, i mean just try to look insulted as you bs, it works for me.

[TheSmokingMonkey]

kay I don't know if this is too late to post but I thought I should weigh in with a semi-professional opinion.

1. If you have smoked/used cannabis in the 48 hours preceding your appointment, say "yes" when asked; if not, you may say "no" without greatly influencing your care. However, a caveat: if you use tobacco at *all*, please tell your dentist, and if you are a heavy cannabis smoker, it would be better for your dentist to know this. Light to moderate users shouldn't worry about it.

2. I have stated on this forum previously that cannabis can decrease the efficacy of dental anesthetics - so it is helpful if your dentist knows this, but not vital, unless you have smoked recently. DO NOT go to the dentist high - you might not get numb and that will really suck for both you and your dentist.

3. Weed does not stain teeth any more than cigarettes. So it depends on how heavily you smoke and what other habits you have - coffee and red wine probably stain more than weed. Just blame coffee if you feel like you need to say something about staining to parents/dentists/whoever and don't want to admit to illegal use.

4. I don't blame anyone for not wanting parents to know. It is easy to say "You are old enough to decide for yourself" when they haven't been in your shoes. I understand and I think it's okay to hide it. Privacy is important.

5. It's always a good idea to have someone else drive you home from surgery!! And to have an emergency contact with you while you are in a complex medical or dental procedure.

EDIT: I put in two "2."s last time I made this list... so maybe nobody should trust my semi-professional opinion after all

[rebgirl420]

Ugh! Wisdom teeth suck! I just got mine out a month ago. All four. Now I have them in a little pink holder my dentist gave me.

They knocked me out completely with an IV. A little pain.

Then my teeth healed but I had a puffy cheek on one side. I went to the doctor and she said it was a blood pouch. Gross, right? Yeah haha ick. It went away in a week.

Here's my link

http://boards.cannabis.com/medicinal...dom-teeth.html

[Candnloveweed420]

man, even if the dentist is able to tell if you have been smoking (which I doubt unless you have horribly yellow teeth from cigs and mary-j), he wont say anything. He has no right to be like "Hey! Your son has been smoking marijuana! I can see it!". No way man, you are all good.