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A member asked:
Can smoking after tooth extraction cause oral cancer? i just got an extraction last night then start to smoke after an hour (they didnt warn me)
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Yes but later on!: Smoking causes cancer... and there is no doubt about it. So quit smoking Now while it is fresh in your mind and you are still free from it. Development of Cancer from smoking usually takes some years...so right now you are safe but a few years down the road, you will be in serious trouble. So make serious plans to quit smoking....seek professional help from American cancer society(Cancer.net)
Answered 3/15/2017
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