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What to Expect from Your Oral Health When You’re Expecting
When you are pregnant, your body’s ability to fight off the bacteria that causes gingivitis is reduced because your body is concentrating on your baby. So you are more likely experience bleeding gums
1. The first and last half of the third trimester is very important for development, and it is recommended to avoid any dental treatment such as radiographs and fillings during this stage. The second trimester is ideal to carry elective dental treatment, but invasive treatment is recommended after the pregnancy.
2. Ensure that you do not skip your check up and hygiene appointment. At this stage, you are more prone to dental disease and it is important for your dentist and hygienist to monitor your teeth and gums.
3. It is very important to keep up with your oral hygiene habits. Did you know that brushing your teeth will only clean about 1/3rd of your total tooth surfaces? Flossing will increase that to over 2/3rd of your total teeth surfaces clean.
4. It is important to update your dentist with any medication and multi vitamins that you are taking.
5. Corroborate with your doctor for a healthy balanced diet to ensure proper nutrition for you and your baby.
Posted by Indigo Little on 2nd April 2015, under Pregnancy
Dr. Kishanie Little is passionate about delivering excellent dentistry and dental restorations that are life-like and indistinguishable from natural teeth. She believes that restorations (fillings/crowns/veneers) should look beautiful – and that they should last. Dr. Little keeps abreast of new developments in restorative dentistry through post-graduate training.
Dr. Little is also an experienced Facial Aesthetistician, including Botulinum toxins (such as Botox) and Dermafillers. She appreciates how simple and subtle changes to smooth and relax muscles can “freshen” a face, to look younger.
In her personal time, she loves to cook, read, run, practice yoga and pilates, play a bad game of tennis and am now learning to play golf. She loves Art and Theatre and support the Tate Modern. She also enjoys writing and has a book in the works.