I bit the inside of my cheek pretty good over the weekend and want to know if there are any issues with smoking with an injury like that in my mouth. Can’t seem to find any useful information online about it. I have heard that it’ll slow down the healing process but other than that, are there any health concerns I should be aware of?
Smoking with an injury in the mouth?
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I don’t know the answer to this but whenever I have a mouth injury I wait until it is healed before I smoke again.
I personally try to hold off on smoking until sores in the mouth heal as well
Whenever I get a canker or anything, I wait till it's healed to smoke.
I don't have studies on that, but I don't really need them -- it seems probable to me that any sore would give the bad stuff a "foot hold" so to speak.
I don't have studies on that, but I don't really need them -- it seems probable to me that any sore would give the bad stuff a "foot hold" so to speak.
Doubt if anyone, anywhere, actually knows. But much as I like smoking, I can easily wait a day or three for the thing to heal up a bit.
Let it heal. It can't hurt you and you avoid the problem of "What was I thinking" if you smoke and something goes wrong.
I understand smoking restricts the blood flow in the smallest blood vessels, the capillaries, and this would impede healing. So I'd quit for a week or so, to help the healing happen. This applies to any healing in the body, with longer times for healing for more serious situations.
Nothing good will happen, so I’d wait until after it’s healed. Whether anything “ bad” would occur I can’t say for certain but … why risk it?
Yes yes yes. I highly recommend waiting. That's actually the one time I'd say smoking a pipe is bad for you! It won't give you cancer but it would help give it a nice boast. It will irritate it which is your bodies safe word. It can slow down the healing and mouth wounds heal quickly because mouths are disgusting and full of bacteria and germs and the quicker it heals the less chance of infection. Also it will heal by it's self quickly. It's not the worst thing. Like if you really need to smoke it's not going to kill you but it's also a bad idea.
Yes. irritation is damage and chronic or super deep damage (cellular or DNA) is what leads to precancerous things. Again like if you do probably not the biggest thing, but it's right on the side of the line that says not worth it. Oh and oral infections freaking suck. Which is probably the most likely bad thing after just causing yourself more pain the joy.
nah it's been documented what can go wrong with that. Mostly through oral surgery and recovery from it. And smoking dries the mouth out and the effects on healing an injury and having a dried out mouth are also really well documented. And it's not good but not terrible.
Good night, what is with all of the people seeking medical advice here lately? Don't you know the doctors and surgeons that smoke are all on the cigar forums!? 
No @pantsBoots, not all surgeons are on the cigar forums.
Agree with above advice, especially from @anotherbob.
@mso489 - just want to clarify your point. You are correct in the restricted blood flow and healing. The timing is in error. I want to correct this only for those who are considering quitting smoking prior to surgery. It takes at least 4 weeks and preferred 8 weeks of smoking cessation to improve outcomes. In fact, some studies show that if you quit withing days or a week of surgery, this is worse than not quitting. That is for the systemic effect of nicotine and other smoke products. In the oral cavity, there is the direct effect of the smoke as stated previously which would still make me advise quitting until healed.
-Doc
Doc, this study- does it include any effect sizes based on dosing I.e. so many grams a day?
Makes me wonder if good data is available for the bowl a day crowd vice the heavier smokers.
Get better soon OP!
I'm no expert but I've seen a lot of videos that advice to avoid smoking whenever you have a wound or sore in your mouth, apparently smoking with one will increase the risk of oral cancer. Obviously the best way to minimize cancer is to not smoke at all, but the way I see it is it's worth the risk but it's also worth doing it in the least risky way.
For surgery, it is total cessation.
For high risk cases such as a total joint or large hernia, some surgeons will test you because it is so important to outcomes.
Wow that’s pretty fascinating! I figured the odd bowl would have negligible measurable effects but I guess I am wrong!
Is it a measure of the bodies response to nicotine or of the byproducts of combustion being absorbed through the mouth and nose.
My dentist said no smoke for at least a week after an extraction. I lit the first one as soon as I was out the door. But that's me. I don't suggest it to anyone else.
Thanks for this advice. I will also be having some oral surgery soon so perhaps I better lay down my pipe now in preparation.