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Tips for a Smooth Recovery After Tooth Extraction Whether you smoke or not, these tips can help you heal more comfortably: Follow all post-op instructions given by your dental team Avoid drinking through straws (same suction effect as smoking) Keep your mouth clean, but dont rinse vigorously in the first 24 hours Stick to soft, cool foods and stay well hydrated Rest and avoid strenuous activity for a few days Attend your follow-up appointment if one is scheduled BLVD Dentistry & Orthodontics Is Here Support Your Healing in Fort Worth At BLVD Dentistry & Orthodontics , were here to make your recovery as smooth and comfortable as possible

To gather relevant publications, we searched several databases such as PubMed, EBSCO, Cochrane, and Science Direct, using specific MESH terms and keywords such as cigarette smoking, air pollution, particulate matter, gaseous air pollutants, cardiovascular diseases, and hypertension. To ensure the quality of the studies, we applied PECOS criteria that focused on the population (i.e., adults chronically exposed to outdoor air pollutants), comparator (unexposed persons), result (all-cause mortality and cardiovascular diseases), and study design (experimental and epidemiological studies, intervention studies, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews published in peer-reviewed journals in English)