To treat a tooth now or later? This issue causes a lot of controversy among pregnant women. Only gynecologists and dentists remain adamant - dental treatment for expectant mothers is a necessary measure for the development and birth of a healthy baby.
Why teeth deteriorate so quickly
During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes tremendous hormonal changes. This natural process is entirely aimed at the all-round development of the fetus, but at the same time negatively affects the state of the oral cavity and the teeth itself. In this difficult period for women, not only previously treated teeth can collapse, but also completely healthy ones.
During pregnancy, a woman's body is acutely deficient in calcium. It is this chemical element found in the maternal blood plasma that forms the skeleton of the fetus. In the case of a lack of calcium in the plasma, the process of its washing out from the skeletal system and teeth of the pregnant woman takes place, and in the presence of an infection of the oral cavity, the destruction processes are significantly accelerated. Therefore, gynecologists in the first trimester of pregnancy recommend taking a preventive course of vitamins.
Pain or tolerate?
The most common question for a dentist is whether pregnant women are allowed to treat their teeth with anesthesia? To do this, you need to know for what purpose and in what cases anesthetics are used. Usually, anesthesia for pregnant women is indicated for the treatment of difficult cases of caries, during gum surgery or when removing a diseased tooth.
If at least one of the above problems exists during pregnancy, then a visit to the dental clinic will be inevitable. A visit to the dentist should not be postponed until later. microorganisms parasitizing in the infected oral cavity can lead to gum inflammation, and then enter the bloodstream, which is unsafe for the fetus.
What you need to know about anesthesia
For a complete dental treatment, anesthesia of the tooth of the expectant mother is very important. Here the emphasis is on local anesthesia, which is excellent for pain relief and is harmless to the body. Pain relief helps to get rid of unnecessary anxiety and stress, saves from painful sensations that can adversely affect the condition of the mother and fetus. Today, in the arsenal of dentists for such cases, there are special medical preparations containing articaine. This anesthesia does not harm the unborn child and has no side effects. Local anesthetics such as ubistezine and ultracaine have proven themselves well for anesthetizing teeth in pregnant women. Another immutable rule should be that dental treatment with anesthesia is possible only in the second trimester of the term.
