Tooth infection... can they pull teeth during pregnancy?

[Kitt3n]

i would do some research on this yourself if you can - from what i ow (having held friends hands during the process ) is that they need x rays to confirm what needs to be done..... i dont think xrays and bubbles mix.....

[Olive]

they need x rays to confirm what needs to be done..... i dont think xrays and bubbles mix.....

thats correct, unless you have a recent xray of that tooth or a recent OPG ofr them to check you generally need an wxray to determine its posistion prior to extraction, yes xrays are not recommended but if the situation is bad enought to be honest the xray is such a low does it may be in your best interest and bubs to have it done, you get a much radiation as been outside for a few hours!
best thing is to get the area cleaned to remove any food which will cause infection, make sure you brush the area, as much as it will hurt its for the best

ETA as alan said the anesthetic is fine when pregnant as are AB's, remember for bubs to be health you need to be!!

[Naomi08]

The anesthetic that they can use can also be one without the adrenalin in it, which will take a little longer to kick in but is often used on pregnant women.

I have had dental work during my pregnancy, including the repair of a filling and work on my impacted wisdom tooth and it is better for the baby that the work is done as long term infection in the mothers gums can cause pre term labour.

Have some faith in your dentist. They would not be suggesting something unless they felt that it would benefit you. Sure they like to make money, but if the procedure was not important they would definately wait the coming few months to see you and do it once the baby is born.

Don't Google TOO much....there are pleanty of scare mongers out there and loads of info on the web which can turn people off procedures which are actually quite routine.

I wish you loads of luck and hope that your teeth are feeling better soon. I know the pain that wisdoms can cause and trust me the relief of having them fixed is almost as good as giving birth and being 8kgs lighter!!!!

[Mumof8]

I had a wosdom tooth pulled 4 weeks ago it wasnt so great because they couldnt do the xray and it ended up having a hooked root. So they had to cut the gum but it all worked out ok in the end

[Laranna]

I think it's the x-rays they can't do.

I had my appendix out at 17 weeks and was under a general so I think anaesthetic would be ok...I know that they gave me a different type through a mask instead of the needle in the arm because they said something about administering via gas is easier to control the level you are under than administering via the needle in the arm...anyway bub and I recovered fine after having the general.

But with anything like this best to talk to your doctors/dentist about what's involved.