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

[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