 [ 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 ] i am pretty sure they recommend you wait at least 24 hours although it would be optimum to quit <positive_smiley> sometimes that is a little harder said than done i was lucky to make it one hour when i smoked lol