Thread: Is it safe to smoke now???
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Old 07-07-2016, 10:48 AM
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Melismalai,

How does covering the extraction site while smoking decrease the risk of injury or worse? Please explain, thanks.

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Originally Posted by melismalai View Post
It's not safe to smoke after extraction. If you are smoking without covering then it will increase the risk of oral cancer. So it would be better if you wait for few more days.
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