Re: dental work during pregnancy/anesthesia

[Guest guest]

could you tell me what the danger of the local anesthesia is?

thanks.

i would only need my front lower teeth done, so i think it would only

have to be done once. i am also concerned because my gums became

worse after my first pregnancy, and i will be breastfeeding for a

while and would rather not have the anestheic in my breastmilk.

> Hi Jen,

>

> I am a dental hygienist and when I see pregnant women that need

> scaling and root planing, I reccommend they wait until after having

> the baby.

>

> Because a local anesthetic is used to numb half your mouth at a

> time, I feel it is way too much.

>

> With your dental insurance ending soon, I can understand your not

> wanting to wait. But for your baby's sake I wouldn't have all that

> anesthetic injected into you.

>

> Ask your dental hygienist how severe the gum disease is...if it is

> early to moderate, she can do the scaling without anesthetic.

>

> And as for the amalgams, DEFINITLY make sure she doesn't polish

> them. Tell her at the beginning of the appointment, remind her

> during the appointment and remind her again right before she starts

> polishing your teeth.

>

> Mama.com = Raucous + Opinionated + Iconoclastic

[Guest guest]

i looked some stuff up and it seems like there's a link between

preterm labor & periodontal disease but they recommend waiting until

the second trimester. and i checked and we are not losing dental

like i thought. so i guess i will wait a while until the second

trimester and do it then...

>

>

>

> > Hi Jen,

> >

> > I am a dental hygienist and when I see pregnant women that need

> > scaling and root planing, I reccommend they wait until after

having

> > the baby.

> >

> > Because a local anesthetic is used to numb half your mouth at a

> > time, I feel it is way too much.

> >

> > With your dental insurance ending soon, I can understand your not

> > wanting to wait. But for your baby's sake I wouldn't have all

that

> > anesthetic injected into you.

> >

> > Ask your dental hygienist how severe the gum disease is...if it

is

> > early to moderate, she can do the scaling without anesthetic.

> >

> > And as for the amalgams, DEFINITLY make sure she doesn't polish

> > them. Tell her at the beginning of the appointment, remind her

> > during the appointment and remind her again right before she

starts

> > polishing your teeth.

> >

> > Mama.com = Raucous + Opinionated + Iconoclastic

[Guest guest]

Yes, some studies have shown perio. disease can trigger preterm

labor. Perio. disease can cause heart disease as well. That is

good that you are waiting until the 2nd trimester if you are going

to have anesthetic, and it's even better that it's only a localized

area that needs to be numbed.

> > > Hi Jen,

> > >

> > > I am a dental hygienist and when I see pregnant women that

need

> > > scaling and root planing, I reccommend they wait until after

> having

> > > the baby.

> > >

> > > Because a local anesthetic is used to numb half your mouth at

a

> > > time, I feel it is way too much.

> > >

> > > With your dental insurance ending soon, I can understand your

not

> > > wanting to wait. But for your baby's sake I wouldn't have all

> that

> > > anesthetic injected into you.

> > >

> > > Ask your dental hygienist how severe the gum disease is...if

it

> is

> > > early to moderate, she can do the scaling without anesthetic.

> > >

> > > And as for the amalgams, DEFINITLY make sure she doesn't

polish

> > > them. Tell her at the beginning of the appointment, remind

her

> > > during the appointment and remind her again right before she

> starts

> > > polishing your teeth.

> > >

> > > Mama.com = Raucous + Opinionated + Iconoclastic

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I hope this doesn't sound terrible, but is it possible for you to get the work

without

anesthesia? I'm not sure what you're having done. I actually have had my teeth

filled 3 times in the last two years without any anesthetic because I'm

breastfeeding (even though I've had many people tell me that very little gets

into

the milk). I couldn't have done this probably before childbirth. But,

afterwards, I

realized my pain tolerance is pretty high!!

However, gums might be a lot more sensitive.

Take care, Jill