Taking alcohol and smoking after periodontal surgery? -
Taking alcohol and smoking after periodontal surgery? -
i had my periodontal surgery a week ago and was on medication. i finished the antibiotics prescribed to me today and i am only to take the pain relievers as needed. i had my post op a while ago and the dentist said we will have the threads removed by next week.my concern is: can i now go back to smoking and drinking alcohol? i have a party to go to on sun and i know there will be lots of booze! my dentist told me not to, but i feel he-s just scaring me. i can stop smoking for now or until he says i can already. but the booze, i might not be able to stop myself from having since its a party!!! :)
please help! asap!Smoking makes it much harder for your body to heal from your surgery so I would recommend not smoking. After all you wouldn-t want impede your body-s ability to heal after the cost and time you have already invested.
I would expect that you should be able to drink at this point, providing you don-t have other narcotic pain relievers in your system. Alcohol can cause a strong reaction or liver damage if mixed with booze. So I would say go easy, but enjoy without smoking!
JAMRDH - a dental hygienistYou do not need to smoke! The dentist is not trying to scare you. He is telling you the truth. Smoking can cause your gums to not heal properly and it can also cause an infection which will be very painful. As far as drinking you should be fine to do this but stay away from having a smoke until your gums are completely healed.
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