Teeth, gums and pregnancy... Alan?

[Janie]

Yeah D, Savacol is great. Glad it helped you!

Leasha, you can get it in blue or green, get the green, as it's stronger. Use it every day for a week or two, and then try to reduce the amount you use it, maybe a couple of times a week. Very important to keep up the brushing and flossing because gingivitis is caused by the gums reacting to plaque on the teeth. It's just that the gums are much more sensitive to the bacteria during pg.

[Alan]

Hi leasha
Some great advice posted here. The soft toothbrush and mouthwash are a good idea. You could also try rinsing your mouth out with salt water 3-4 times a day. It does not taste too good but if you can put up with the taste it will help. Also I would reccomend a checkup with your dentist. There is a disease called peridontitis which causes your gums to swell and your teeth to become loose. It is not all that common but it would be worth getting it checked out.

[BellyBelly]

Seeing the dentist in pregnancy - FAQ's

[*charmalea*]

i have good teeth and one morning i woke up and a tooth had crumbled over night ... it was so weird , ( i was pg with ds) now this pg i take extra care , but i am the same with wisdom teeth and bleeding gums , sometimes my wisdom teeth hurt alot , it feels like im teething

[Indadhanu]

Well the pain in my wisdom tooth got progressively worse overnight (had me up in tears as I couldn't sleep), woke up and my jaw throat and ear ached, so went to GP and am on amoxycillin now because my wisdom tooth is infected, and am waiting for the dental clinic to give me a call back today. OUCHIES!

Got an appointment on April 11 at the clinic at the hospital (yay for having a HCC!).

[*charmalea*]

gosh i wish i had a hcc .. its going to cost me thousands to get 3 wisdom teeth out ... one is alredy out ( got it done i used to have a hcc)

[Indadhanu]

I have been putting off going to the dentist because its just so expensive, and then my GP said that the dental clinic takes pregnant woman straight away, and that I would defiantely get in straight away with the infection... I was stoked with april though, I half expected it to be September or something!!! I knew someone who was on the waiting list for 4 years!!!!!!!!