Pregnant women undergoing pregnancy with a gum infection have a significantly increased chance of early childbirth or a child with low birth weight than women who may treat their gums early in the day.
“Women who want to become pregnant should have their gums checked after there are no inflammations.”
“The advice to take care of your teeth when you are pregnant should be as self-evident as advising not to smoke and using alcohol.”
Until the 35th week, the treatment of receding gums has still positive effects on birth weight and time of birth.
Your Teeth During Pregnancy
Just during pregnancy, it is important to maintain your teeth well. Because of hormone changeability, you have more chance of, for example, receding gums.
Dental Inflammation During Pregnancy
During pregnancy, the hormone level increases in the body. In some women, the gums are rudder and swollen and bleed during the toothpaste. This sensitivity is a hypersensitive reaction to dental plaque and is caused by an increased level of progesterone in your body. This gum infection during pregnancy is also called “pregnancy disease.” This can occur especially between the second and eighth month. Your dentist or hygienist can advise on how to keep your teeth clean with the toothbrush and additional resources and help you to prevent further problems.
Early Childbirth Due To Periodontitis During Pregnancy
Research shows that women with periodontitis (gum inflammation with a jawbone affected) have a greater chance of an early child than women without periodontitis. For example, a pregnant woman with periodontitis has two to seven times more prone to premature birth or a child with a low birth weight than a pregnant woman without periodontitis.
If a woman with a gestational disease has gingivitis (gingivitis or periodontitis), it is important to be treated for pregnancy. For this cause, it is important to ask your dentist or dental hygienist to inspect your gum if you want to become pregnant. When receding gums occurs during pregnancy, it is important to treat the condition for the 28th week.
Research conducted by two hundred women had shown that of women who have had their mouths still before the 28th week, two percent received a premature child. In the women who had not treated themselves, it was ten percent. The earlier, the better the conclusion is the conclusion. However, research also shows that treatment after the 28th week is also possible and still better than not being treated and waiting until after childbirth. Even periodontal treatments for the 35th week of pregnancy appear to have a positive effect on birth weight and time of birth.
Symptoms
A swelling of the gums, although not malignant, appears in the mouth and usually disappears after the birth of the child. The swellings are usually painless and red or purple in color, but can spontaneously bleed. The swelling is caused by hormonal changes in combination with inadequate oral hygiene. Research has shown that gingivitis and swelling in pregnant women is the result of an increased response to bacteria in the mouth (pregnancy gingivitis). It is therefore extremely important to inform patients about a good oral hygiene during pregnancy.
For more information on receding gums and healthy teeth during pregnancy, see our online patient leaflets.
What Can You Do?
Prevent problems and regularly check your dentition by your dental hygienist. Observe certain symptoms such as red and swollen gums, bleeding gums when brushing or eating teeth, loosening of teeth or choosing and retarding gums. Also, a dirty taste or a bad breath may indicate periodontitis. If you have these symptoms, ask your dental hygienist. Periodontitis rarely causes pain.
Tips For A Healthy Mouth During Pregnancy
Brush your teeth twice a day with receding gum toothpaste for two minutes.
Clean daily (preferably evening) space between your teeth and choose with toothpicks, floss wire.
Decrease the number of eating and drinking moments to 7 per day.
For advice on ‘Pregnancy and good oral care,’ contact your dentist or dental hygienist.
Eating During Pregnancy
Because of morning sickness during pregnancy, women generally eat little and often. This increases the chance of holes as the number of eating moment’s increases and exceeds seven times a day. Try to hold on to the regular meals. This has a positive impact on your overall health and the health of your teeth.
Receding Gums Increase The Risk Of Early Birth
In 2010, the first documented link was found between the receding gums of a pregnant woman and the death of her baby. The gingivitis (gum recession) caused bacteria to enter the bloodstream, allowing them to reach the fetus. Studies are the USA has shown that pregnant women with receding gums are almost 7.5 times more likely to have an early pregnancy than pregnant women without receding gums.
The main indication of the relationship between receding gums and pregnancy complications arises from studies that showed that women who had taken action before infestation before infestation lost less chance on early births. Timely diagnosis and treatment of gum problems by the oral hygienist help reduce pregnancy complications.
To bring a pregnancy to a good end apply different lifestyle advice. Like healthy eating, do not smoke, do not drink alcohol, minimize stress and move regularly. A good care of the incoming mother’s teeth is usually forgotten in this line of advice. The best guarantee for a healthy end of pregnancy is a healthy body, and there is definitely a healthy mouth.
Sickness During Pregnancy
In the first months of pregnancy, you may have to surrender due to morning sickness. And while you’re likely to brush your teeth right away, you can wait a little longer. The stomach acid makes the glaze fragile. By brushing directly, the odds are more likely to wipe away the glaze. It is, therefore, better to rinse your mouth thoroughly with water or a fluoride mouthwash.
Did You Know That Any Baby Without Caries Is Born?
The caries bacteria that cause holes may be contagious and possibly cause transmissible infection. Any person who has holes, filled or not, has the caries bacteria in his saliva. Each child is born without caries. Infection can occur from person to person through the exchange of saliva, for example during kissing. The saliva often infects children by the parents. Examples of this are: cleaning the pacifier with your own saliva, drinking it together from a cup or glass and testing a spoon to make sure the bite is not too hot. Parents reduce the risk of contamination when one has an excellent oral hygiene, resulting in fewer caries of bacteria in the saliva.
