As the saying goes: toothache is not a disease, it hurts to kill people! In fact, this is not an exaggeration at all, and people who have experienced toothache know that the feeling is really torturous. Ordinary people are still so uncomfortable, not to mention expectant mothers who are pregnant.
During pregnancy, it is not easy to take medicine, and then suddenly start to have toothache, which is really unbearable, so what should I do with toothache during pregnancy? Is it really impossible to treat teeth?
If you have a toothache when you are pregnant, please consult a doctor promptly
In this special stage of pregnancy, the level of estrogen and progesterone in the mother-to-be will be significantly increased, the body's immunity will be reduced, and the oral flora has also changed, so the expectant mothers during pregnancy are more likely to have oral problems, such as swollen gums and pain, caries, periodontal and other issues, the probability of appearing at this stage is greatly increased, so expectant mothers should still pay attention to oral problems during pregnancy.
If you have toothache during pregnancy, or have other oral discomfort, please be sure to seek medical attention in time, the earlier the intervention, the smaller the problem will be, and it will be easier to solve.
However, it should be noted that expectant mothers should go to a dentist and must go to a regular and reliable hospital and be treated by a professional dentist, so as to ensure the health of expectant mothers and fetuses.
These problems need to be paid attention to when treating teeth
If the mother-to-be decides to treat her teeth during pregnancy, then these problems need your attention!
1. It is not recommended for expectant mothers to extract teeth during pregnancy
During pregnancy, most oral diagnosis and treatment projects can be completed, but try to avoid tooth extraction! Tooth extraction during pregnancy may increase the risk of premature birth or miscarriage, so be sure to take care to avoid this problem when treating teeth!
2. Whether you need to take a dental film depends on the situation
When treating oral problems during pregnancy, doctors will also try to avoid taking dental films for expectant mothers, so as to minimize the impact on the fetus.
However, due to the different oral problems of the mothers, if you encounter special circumstances, when you need to shoot the film, the expectant mother does not have to be too anxious, the radiation of the oral tooth film is far less than the safe radiation bearing, so before shooting the film, the expectant mother wears protective clothing, according to the doctor's guidance to shoot, there is no problem, the expectant mothers do not have too much pressure!
3. During pregnancy, you can treat teeth with anesthetics
In the process of dental treatment, there are many times when anesthesia needs to be used, and some mothers will worry that anesthesia will affect the development of the fetus, in fact, this anxiety is not necessary.
Oral treatment is the use of local anesthesia, dentists use small doses of anesthetics, and mainly used to penetrate into the local tissues of the mouth, can enter the blood of the amount of medicine is very small, so in the process of treating teeth during pregnancy, in the necessary case, expectant mothers can play anesthesia!
4. Follow the doctor's advice when using anti-inflammatory drugs
When you have toothache during pregnancy, expectant mothers must not take drugs without authorization, and when they need to take anti-inflammatory drugs or painkillers, expectant mothers need to take them under the guidance of a doctor and strictly follow the dosage ordered by the doctor, so as not to have adverse effects on their own and the health of the fetus.
Although teeth can also be treated during pregnancy, but due to the special physique of expectant mothers, there are some items that should be avoided as much as possible, so expectant mothers can check their teeth well when they are preparing for pregnancy, and do a good job in tooth care and treatment in advance, so that they will avoid the problem of toothache in pregnancy as much as possible!
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