I just received an "All in 6" hybrid denture prosthesis for my uppers a week ago. Without going into details of the cause, I will just say gum disease has run in my family and my maternal grandmother and aunt both had their teeth pulled and traditional dentures put in from a relatively young age. So I guess I drew the short stick as well. So here's my situation. Prior to my surgery and implants a week ago, I was a weekend cigar smoker, with one cigar a day, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons. Obviously I miss it but smoking a cigar now during the "osseointegration" (bonding/growing) phase of the implants to bone tissue will, at best, impede or at least slow down that progress, and, at worse, could cause implant failure. So I am not sure when I can have a cigar again, but certainly not during the first couple of months. The time from now until I get my permanent prothesis will be four to six months. So maybe for Christmas I can have just one (I'll be pretty please asking my prosthodontist)?
That brings me to a Plan B, if my Plan B will be safe or not. I've read about a lot of "E-Cigars", or at least vaping devices with juices that provide a cigar like taste, appropriate nicotine, and lot of "smoke". Does such an animal exist? I can tell you one thing I cannot stand about vaping, having tried it a bit in the past, is the slightly sweet taste. Hopefully the cigar juice is different. I want that sort of vaping experiencing to mimic, as best possible, an actual cigar.
Finally, what are the documented dangers to implants from vaping during the recovery/healing period? And again, this would be weekend evenings only, with a couple of drinks. I imagine this still couldn't safely take place until some point until the first couple of months post surgery. I appreciate your constructive feedback, and thank you.
That brings me to a Plan B, if my Plan B will be safe or not. I've read about a lot of "E-Cigars", or at least vaping devices with juices that provide a cigar like taste, appropriate nicotine, and lot of "smoke". Does such an animal exist? I can tell you one thing I cannot stand about vaping, having tried it a bit in the past, is the slightly sweet taste. Hopefully the cigar juice is different. I want that sort of vaping experiencing to mimic, as best possible, an actual cigar.
Finally, what are the documented dangers to implants from vaping during the recovery/healing period? And again, this would be weekend evenings only, with a couple of drinks. I imagine this still couldn't safely take place until some point until the first couple of months post surgery. I appreciate your constructive feedback, and thank you.
