 [ Symptoms ] i got stitches and a filling over the stitches after tooth extraction how long do i wait to smoke  i went to finish a tooth extraction today that the doctor could not finish last friday however he still couldnt finish it because the pain was unbearable now he recommended me to an oral surgeon and gave me stitches and put some sort of filling  although i am not sure what it was on top of my stitches it stopped the bleeding how long should i wait to smoke will smoking harm that area even if i wait 4 days [ Disease ] many of my patients keep a stock supply of antibiotics they do not finish from a previous infection in an effort to save time and money you should always finish your medications when you have an infection even if you feel better what many people do not know is that when you do not complete your full course of antibiotic therapy you can actually get a more severe infection because the medication did not fully fight all the infection the first time rather than using tetracycline that may or may not treat the infection you have i would recommend receiving another prescription from your health care provider it is better use the right drug to fight the right bug