Can I smoke after having my wisdom teeth removed?

You should not smoke after wisdom teeth extraction. After wisdom teeth extraction, there will be a local wound, and within a short period of time, there will be pain, swelling and bleeding and other discomforts, if you smoke during this period of time, it may cause the local blood circulation to speed up, aggravating the amount of local bleeding and the occurrence of pain. Moreover, after wisdom teeth extraction, you need to have a sucking action when you smoke, if you suck for a long time, it may lead to higher negative pressure in the mouth, which will easily cause the blood clot in the wound to be destroyed and dislodged, thus affecting the recovery of the wound. Therefore, you can’t smoke after wisdom teeth extraction, you need to pay more attention to oral hygiene, and in a short period of time, it is also not recommended to drink alcohol or alcoholic beverages, which will affect the recovery of the wound. Localized swelling and pain is more obvious in a short period of time, you can apply ice packs and take oral ibuprofen extended-release capsules as prescribed by the doctor to improve the situation.