Cairo Posted February 3, 2022 Posted February 3, 2022 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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