tooth removal + vaping = ?

[CaptainCannibal]

So with my luck, my new Knight Rider and a whole slew of juices just happened to arrive today. After I got home from having oral surgery.

I'm soo tempted but I am worried about dry sockets. This wasn't a normal tooth removal though.

I'm 20 years old and still had a baby tooth in my mouth. The permanent tooth was under it, trying to push up, but for whatever reason the damn thing just never came out. So they ripped it out.

So would it be alright to vape? Is there anything special I should do to successfully vape and not have a dry socket? Would that even happen in this scenario?

 

[juicejunky]

Dry socket would happen if you sucked hard enough to remove the clot and expose the bone. While it is always best to listen to your doctors and dentists, I've smoked (old days) and vaped through pre and post tooth removal and surgery. I just do it very, very gingerly and try to cut down because I am an addict. Keep the sucking to a minimum/easy draw and on the other side if you decide to go ahead and do it.

If you have a tooth underneath I'd think your risk of bone exposure is low and the fact you are only 20 indicates you probably have less to worry about nicotine messing with blood flow for healing. Then again I am not a doctor/dentist, just an experienced patient that takes advice that gets in the way of my addiction with a grain of salt.

 

[mostlyclassics]

When I was 20, I had all four wisdom teeth removed, two at a time. I smoked right after getting out of the dentist's chair. No problems.

But, back then, I wasn't warned about the possibility of dry socket.

YMMV, as they say. Today I'd probably play it safe and not vape for a day or so.

 

[juicejunky]

When I was 20, I had all four wisdom teeth removed, two at a time. I smoked right after getting out of the dentist's chair. No problems.

But, back then, I wasn't warned about the possibility of dry socket.

YMMV, as they say. Today I'd probably play it safe and not vape for a day or so.

Now that you mention it, that was true for me too. I had all four taken out at once and no one said anything about dry socket back then. I drank milkshakes from straws and smoked afterwards. I wonder if stitches make a difference. I hear it is pretty damn painful for a few weeks though if you do get it.

 

[440BB]

I had a tooth removed today and I'm vaping gently with no problem. I asked the dentist if it was OK to vape in his office and he thought it was fine. As I was leaving he mentioned he's seen a convention of vapers in Vegas and congratulated me on being in better shape than six months ago. I told him I'd gained weight and he said "but you're breathing so much better!"

 

[Jstcriusen]

I usually hit my 1st smoke after tooth removal on the way to the car after the visit...........
I personally never had a problem.

 

[AcePilot]

I know this is a few days late, but perhaps someone else will read this thread because they have a similar question.

I had my wisdom teeth removed a few months ago, and my dentist knew I was a smoker. He gave me the usual lecture about dry sockets and told me to be careful and "pull gently" on my cigarettes if i couldn't go without. I told him I had switched to vaping, and asked if it would hurt the healing process. He said only if I suck too hard and that nicotine in general slows down the healing process. I vaped after I got home, and the only thing I noticed was that the sockets bled a little. But that also happened when I smoked after having a tooth pulled. All in all, the only worries are slower healing times.

Hope this helps!

 

[toothboy]

Dry socket would happen if you sucked hard enough to remove the clot and expose the bone. While it is always best to listen to your doctors and dentists, I've smoked (old days) and vaped through pre and post tooth removal and surgery. I just do it very, very gingerly and try to cut down because I am an addict. Keep the sucking to a minimum/easy draw and on the other side if you decide to go ahead and do it.

If you have a tooth underneath I'd think your risk of bone exposure is low and the fact you are only 20 indicates you probably have less to worry about nicotine messing with blood flow for healing. Then again I am not a doctor/dentist, just an experienced patient that takes advice that gets in the way of my addiction with a grain of salt.

This.

Pretty much nailed it on the head. And even though JuiceJunky is not a dentist (I am) he knows what he's talking about.