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I had a tooth extraction and implant and the surgeon gave me a piece of paper that said "no smoking for four months".

I didn't debate the point.

However, what I did was get on the Internet and read dozens of articles, opinions, debates--anything that mentioned cigars and implants.

Some were fanatically anti-cigar, some said it had almost no effect, and there were a wide range of opinions in between.

This stuff is not easy to figure out.....

I paid particular attention to articles/opinions that discussed mitigation--this was information I could use.    So--I did not hold out for the full four months, but the rules I decided on were:

--Hold off for two months--that seemed to be the critical time for the implant to take--and tobacco/nicotine would have some negative effect.

--When I restarted stuck to small cigars (petite coronas)--less was better than more--just one PC per day.

--I also found out that I did not smoke on the side of the mouth where the implant was--that was a mitigating factor as well.

The approach worked--the implant "took".

These days you just have to do your own research--and mitigation is an option--everything does not have to be just "yes" or "no".

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