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Need help. i've got a dry socket, can i smoke with it?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
No, no, no!: A great time to quit smoking altogether! smokers are much more likely to get a dry socket. Your body needed clotted blood as a 'bandaid' yet it's gone. Now you need the gum to grow back as fast as it can to cover the exposed bone. The gums need blood to do this job. Yet smoking shrinks blood vessels, preventing the blood to reach the gums. Do not smoke, better yet never. You'll live better.
Answered 11/28/2013
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