Dr. Deepa Jayashankar | Appointment booking number: 8088058704,8088052704
Consultant Prosthodontist & Implantologist | ToothFirm-Dental Care & Implant Center, Bengaluru
There are many patients who come to me and ask me doctor should I be concerned of I am pregnant and I am concerned about my oral health I will say definitely yes. If you are pregnant you are predisposed to some changes in the body that is hormonal changes, which causes the change and as there are changes in the body. There are change in the oral health. You are prone to gingivitis and it is called as pregnancy gingivitis and even if your oral health is meticulously maintained and you are very good in your brushing and your oral cavity clean. Still you can observe some changes like swollen gums, bleeding, tenderness of gums, bleeding on brushing and pain and all this is related to hormonal changes. So this is called as pregnancy gingivitis or enlargement of the localized area of the gums is called as pregnancy tumor that requires medication. This can be handled by dentists and this should not be neglected, research has shown that there is a direct relation between pregnant woman having periodontal diseases to having a preterm labor. This can be attainted to the prostaglandin rerelease due to the bacteria causing gum disease in pregnant women that has shown a correlation in preterm labor. So there are challenges when oral health is concern in pregnant ladies. So I would advise that if you are pregnant and if you notice and change please visit your dentist for oral care.
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