Re: Going to the dentist while pregnant

Posted by ROBIN on January 09, 2004 at 13:55:34:

In Reply to: Re: Going to the dentist while pregnant posted by Summer on January 08, 2004 at 19:43:45:

: : : : : : I just found out I'm about 7 weeks pregnant last week and about two days ago my tooth started to kill me only to look at it and find out i have a really bad cavity. this is only my second cavity in my life but i'm worried about the novicaine b/c i'm still in the first three months and those are very crucial months. I'm going to my doctor on the 9th, but i was wondering if anyone knew anything about dentist work and being pregnant b/c i can't take this pain anymore. thanks!!

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: : : : : I was told by alot of ppl and by my obgyno, not to go to the dentis. Well you can if you were just getting a cleaing but something were they would have to do exs rays NO. But before you go i would take to you're obgyno

: : : : they double sheild u on xray while at the dentist if u tell them ur pregnant all doc encourage u going cause if u let teeth stay bad while pregnant u can loose the baby.....plus the x ray they use is so light it barely does anything..so between that and the couble sheild the baby is safe

: : : I didn't go till after my son was born and same with my daughter and i didn't lose them? I'm not trying to say you're rong, cause im not.

: : not everyone m/c from it but there is a higher chance for that and still birth from it..it better to gothen not and i dont think there is a doc in the world that would say no..all my doc and my friends doc recomend it highly not only for good oral hygeine itself to to keep u from m/c still birth and early preterm labor...and going to the dentist doesnt hurt the baby at all..its not going that might

: Well i din't know that it would hurt the baby, but my daughter was almost still born. All my doctor told me was no so i never went, but my doctor is a crack head anyways. Well next time i'll go.