Have had two teeth removed. Was warned about dry socket. Smoked MJ and cigarettes.
Dry socket HURTS!!!
If you ever get the chance to try it...
Yeah, I'd wholeheartedly recommend against it lol.
I figured it was the cigarettes that did it, factory roll and a filter and all that.
Pull the clot out and you have a gaping wound the dimensions of which are where the tooth was - and the nerve - until it heals/re-clots.
Oh yeah, apply suction, superheated air, and noxious chemical deposits to that.
They don't make a painkiller that is adequate for a full-blown toothache. It is not like a broken nose, hand, rib or your average car wreck; your body is trying to get your brain to realize the fact that yes, a bad tooth really can kill you (eventually) and it would like you to Take Steps Now.
It is always best to walk on tiptoe around such a survival mechanism.
So, if you smoke cigarettes... Gee, I dunno, arrange to have yourself placed into a coma directly after the procedure.
For MJ, no tightly-rolled joints or clogged screens - but those are avoided in general. An icewater bong, perhaps. I got paranoid and didn't smoke with anyone else for a week or so (the average human mouth is a wasteland).
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