Just got my teeth pulled.. I cant smoke but can I vape?

[J O E]

you heard right.. I have a decision to make but idk what to do...


Just had my tooth removed and the doctor told me not to smoke.. now the question is.. can I vape?


I'm thinking yea but if no I'll just cook this ounce of popcorn I got right here.

*I think I should leave this up for people with the same question (it really should be deleted) but I looked it up and it's the actual suction that causes the problems so NO would be the correct answer because anything involving suction would probably be worse and possibly cause infection.

[J O E]

Answer

If your marijuana is prescribed, please redirect your inquiry to your doctor, who will evaluate your circumstances and make a professional recommendation.

It would be to your advantage to not smoke pot at all for AT LEAST 48 hours following a tooth extraction. The longer you can go without smoking (pot or cigarettes), the better. Smoking can interfere with the healing process after an extraction and cause a very VERY painful condition called "dry socket", which, trust me, you DO NOT want.

If you do wind up smoking, try to keep it to a minimum, and inhale (hit) as lightly as possible. The suction caused by inhaling smoke from a joint or cigarette can dislodge the blood clot that forms where a tooth has been pulled leading to the aforementioned dreadful dry socket. The chemicals produced by smoke can also interfere with, or slow down, the healing process. I'd also avoid smoking out of a bong, since I read somewhere that water-pipe smokers are more likely to develop dry-socket. This is only a guess, but I'd say you're best bet would be to receive a (very forceful) shotgun from a friend, and inhale with your throat, rather than your mouth. That would at least avoid the "suction" issue.

Good luck, and be careful.

i got my wisdom teeth out at 9 am on Friday and i used a straw to smoke pot at 3 am Saturday morning (18 hours later) and i did not get dry socket. take a straw and cut off the bending part (don't want any smoke to escape) and then cut a small slit in one end of the straw no more then a centimetre. roll a joint or blunt and put it into the end of the straw with the slit, put the straw to the very back of your mouth and exhale from your nose, i did this and did not get dry socket, but i did get stoned

maybe I'll smoke a lil


also...

"Do not smoke for at least 24 hours after your surgery. The sucking motion can loosen the clot and delay healing. In addition, smoking decreases the blood supply and can bring germs and contaminants to the surgery area."

[Dr. Greenthumb]

i had that dry socket thing after i got my wisdom teeth pulled...that was brutal

i wasn't even smoking yet at that point in my life and that shit still happened.

[Gorecore]

The first time I had a tooth pulled, it was a bottom molar...an adult tooth. This was almost 10 years ago now. It was decayed to the point it needed a root canal and considering I had no insurance at the time, my only option was to get it yanked. I was given the same song and dance about not smoking, too. I was puffing on a cig about 20 steps away from the dental office. Yeah, there was blood all over the filter, and I couldn't take normal drags, but that smoke was well deserved after the pain I went through.

When I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed in April 2008, I continued smoking cigarettes and weed throughout the entire healing process. The weed actually helped with any discomfort my face was feeling.

I never had a single infection or dry socket. Guess I was lucky.

[J O E]

first couple days I'm just gonna smoke through my nose...

I've been getting alot higher alot faster this way anyway.

[Ikku]

LMAO

I remember thinking "hmm wonder what happens if you smoke through your nose" when I first started smoking, so I tried taking a hit up the nostril and it was so scorchingly painful I vowed never again. If you could do it indirectly though....better start practicing my french inhale in case I ever get teeth pulled

[Weedguru Higher]

I smoked after having wisdom teeth pulled...no problems

[Bubbles]

i think im gonna get my wisdom teeth pulled but around here they give you 2 bottles of T3s when you wake up so it might be worth it depending on the price of t3s.

[J O E]

I halfway smoked a blunt last night and it was straight... I'm gonna try to smoke again in a few min. It's not really that painful to smoke out of your nose once you get used to dragging it the right way... I would say its like having virgin lungs all over again because it's very easy to hit it too hard and yes it can hurt like a mofo. But I'm a man's man boy.

[cutthecashflow]

I just got happily stoned off of the 20 vicodin and 5 valium they gave me when I got my wisdoms taken out.

[J O E]

I smoked regularly a little today but I still felt a little uncomfortable so I smoked the second blunt through the nose.

It's not too bad I just want to be able to chief hard on 4.20

[Bubbles]

I smoked regularly a little today but I still felt a little uncomfortable so I smoked the second blunt through the nose.

It's not too bad I just want to be able to chief hard on 4.20

rofl man multiple blunts a day in the nose? youre a whore for weed.

[WeedGuru_Flow]

Snorting blunts/joints, way to go Joe :p

Keep on truckin'!

[Weedguru Higher]

[J O E]

that vid was good on mute with plastic beach in the background.

Anyway quick update I'm back to smoking normally but not as I usually smoke... still holding off on taking big hits for 4/20.