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Varies: Every patient recovers differently. One patient may have four wisdom teeth surgically removed and return to his or her preop lifestyle the same or next day. Another patient may have an uncomplicated extraction of an erupted wisdom tooth and require 3- 4 days or more to recover. Typically, most patients rest for 2-3 days following surgery.
i have had all four of my wisdom teeth removed monday the 27th around 2pm. a huge majority of the swelling is gone and very minimal pain as occured throughout the healing process. my doctor and other people have told me to wait 2 weeks til i should try and smoke out of fear of getting dry sockets. do you think ill be able to smoke soon than 2 weeks post op?