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Can I Brush My Teeth And Have Cigarette After Many Stitches On Lip?

I have 5 stitches on the outside of my lip and 20 on the inside, is it okay to have a cigarette? It's on the left side of my mouth. Also I was wondering about brushing my teeth, it's still very swollen but it's been since yesterday that I've brushed my teeth cause I'm too scared to put a toothbrush in there :( please help
Thu, 6 Mar 2014
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hi.you can brush your teeth but hold off on the smoking since it can affect wound healing.wait for the stitches to be removed.
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Can I Brush My Teeth And Have Cigarette After Many Stitches On Lip?

hi.you can brush your teeth but hold off on the smoking since it can affect wound healing.wait for the stitches to be removed.