4 Great Dental Tips for Pregnant Women

Pregnancy is a miracle, but it comes with many things to prepare for and details to take care of. But even in this hectic time, a pregnant woman should not ignore dental health as it affects not only the mother, but the child as well.

Happily, most routine treatment is perfectly safe during pregnancy. During the first three months of pregnancy, however, some treatments and medicines are better avoided. This means that the first step towards safe dental treatment during pregnancy is to let your dentist know you are pregnant.

Smart Smile Dental offers these 4 important strategies for pregnancy:

  1. Care for your teeth and gums. Gum disease can cause premature delivery or low birth weight. Keeping your gums healthy can prevent the transfer of decay-causing bacteria from you to your baby and prevent early childhood tooth decay in your child.
  2. Take care to treat vomiting and acid reflux related to pregnancy. For many women morning sickness accompanies pregnancy. Morning sickness includes vomiting and/or acid reflux, which cause a high risk of tooth erosion.

    3. The risk can be reduced by rinsing your mouth, lightly smearing toothpaste on your teeth, chewing sugar free gum, and always waiting 30 minutes before brushing after vomiting.

  3. Hormones related to pregnancy can cause gum disease. Seek treatment of affected gums to avoid this.

    4. Signs of gum disease include bad breath, red gums (instead of pink), swollen gums, and bleeding gums.

  4. Quit smoking! All tobacco products are bad for heath! But, smoking while pregnant doubles the trouble; it is bad for you and your unborn child. Tobacco products can lead to a variety of diseases including gum disease, so quitting is best.

Your oral health can effect your overall wellbeing and that of your your unborn child!

Contact Smart Smile Dental in Deer Park today if you want to improve your dental and general health.

Call us on (03) 8390 5778 or book your appointment online TODAY!

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