Doctors say that healthy gums and teeth are particularly important for pregnant women, and even affect the course of pregnancy and childbirth.
Ideally, all diseases of the teeth and gums the best cure before conception, but it is not always possible.Today we introduce you to the advice of experts in the field.
American scientists have found that gum disease expectant mother significantly increases the risk of premature birth.
A study conducted by members of the University of Pennsylvania, was attended by 322 representatives of the beautiful half of humanity.All of them were "interesting position" and hoped to successfully bear fruit.
Unfortunately, as time has shown, women postpone time treatment of periodontal disease, more often than other kids gave birth prematurely.
Therefore, experts strongly recommend that employees antenatal direct patients to the dentist (and if possible - to a specialist periodontist).Even the owners of white smiles at that time need to learn how to conduct oral hygiene and undertake remedial clean the gum line.
Periodontal disease (and its initial stage - gingivitis) can be considered a disease of the century.Suffers from gingivitis (not always aware of it) is not less than half the adult population of our country.When the disease develops hypertrophy interdental nipple, edges inflamed gums, the gums start to bleed, sometimes there is tooth mobility.
Unfortunately, pregnancy greatly increases the likelihood of ill gingivitis - there is even such a thing as "pregnancy gingivitis."If gingivitis is developed during pregnancy, the chances that the state of the oral cavity to normal after childbirth, a woman is much more than in the case by the time when she became pregnant, she was already suffering from the disease.
Therefore, do not neglect a visit to the dentist (at least once every six months) before conception!Treatment of gingivitis is reduced to an anti-inflammatory actions and systematic dental health.Regularly consult your doctor to remove the plaque and calculus.
As for the teeth, if you do not cure them before conception, be sure to visit your dentist as soon as the first signs of pregnancy even if you have previously had a problem with his teeth.
In the mouth is home to about 50 million bacteria, which are the main food - carbohydrates.The diet of modern man (especially - a sweet tooth) are rich in carbohydrates, so the bacteria multiply rapidly.
Especially they multiply rapidly in the mouth in pregnant women: increased appetite contributes to consume more carbohydrates and frequent vomiting in the first trimester can lead to an increase in the acidity of saliva (and acidic environment favorable for bacteria).
In addition, due to increased demand for calcium, more than ever, exposed to danger during pregnancy and tooth enamel - a shield that protects the teeth from contact with the oral microflora.In pregnant women the slightest damage to the tooth enamel is fraught with the rapid development of caries: because the fetus is actively formed skeletal system, and at the slightest lack of calcium in the body, it begins to "washed out" of the teeth and bones of the mother.
bad teeth during pregnancy to treat not only possible but absolutely necessary - or after childbirth may be that the cure has nothing.In addition, carious teeth - a haven for a wide variety of microorganisms, including pathogens that can cause very unpleasant disease as a mother and a child.
This local anesthetic (an injection into the gum) is quite possible, however, during pregnancy, there are a number of limitations and features, so you must be sure to inform your doctor that you are expecting a baby.
Even if you still suspect that you may be pregnant, it is best to play it safe and talk about their suspicions to the dentist - he would select an effective and safe for you and your child a pain reliever.We must remember that dental treatment under general anesthesia is contraindicated in pregnancy.
During pregnancy, fillings not contraindicated in respect of the filling material are no limits.
try to avoid dental X-rays up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.Then X-rays are not contraindicated, but be sure to inform the radiologist that you are pregnant - in the absence of a special X-ray installations, "automatically" protects both patient and physician from radiation, it will provide you with a protective apron, protecting your stomach.
To maintain and strengthen enamel doctors often recommend it to a so-called local fluoridation fluorine-containing solvents and varnishes.The fact that fluorides inhibit bacterial metabolism, promote hardening of the tooth surface and enhance the resistance of teeth to acid environment.
In domestic practice dentistry are two ways to fluoridation.When the applicator is made the way so-called "individual spoon" - a kind of individual wax casts of the teeth.The deepening of these casts poured fluorine-containing composition, and then they are superimposed on the patient's teeth.This procedure requires 10-15 visits to the dental office.The second way - application of fluorine-containing lacquer with a brush on the surface of the teeth (3-4 visits).
teeth whitening procedure consists of two stages.First, remove and remove plaque and tartar, then treated with special teeth whitening pastes and elixirs.Removal of plaque
performed either using ultrasound (perhaps it makes sense to refrain from this procedure in the first half of pregnancy), or by using special paste, which is treated separately, each tooth (which is completely safe on any gestation).Whitening pastes and elixirs are completely harmless to the mother or fetus.
proved that the fluoridation of drinking water significantly reduces the chance of tooth decay.In our country, the fluorination is carried out (standard concentration of fluoride in the drinking water - 1.5 mg / l), but, unfortunately, not uncommon as the lack or excess of fluoride in the drinking water.
not think that a concern can only be a low fluorine content.The excess of this element is fraught with fluorosis (enamel-specific lesion, manifested externally in the form of yellow spots), which threatens not only the mother but also the unborn child (after all, baby teeth are put on 3-5 weeks of fetal development).Find out what is the concentration of fluoride in your drinking water, it is possible in the district SES.
to regulate the level of fluoride in the water, you can use special filters, is now available for sale.
Yet the main way to fight the bacteria - a regular (at least 2 times a day!) Cleaning of the teeth and oral hygiene.
to clean the teeth and oral care is necessary to observe a few simple but very important rules:
1. The toothbrush should be with stiff bristles of varying length, head - elastically movable.The brush should be changed 2-3 times per month.Pasta fluorinated.
2. Clean all surfaces of the teeth should be - the front, palatal ("underside") and chewing ("horizontal"), movement of the brush - vertical and follow the contours of the gums.Brushing your teeth is necessary in the morning and evening (at least) - 3-5 minutes.
3. The most vulnerable to malignant bacterial activity area - the boundary between the gums and teeth.Clean these areas should be particularly careful and at the same time - with great care not to damage the gums.
4. It is useful to know that tooth decay often starts with seven or eight teeth.These teeth should be given special attention when cleaning.
5. How would you go masterly use a toothbrush, no less than one third of the tooth surface will remain out of reach for you.Therefore, we recommend daily use of floss after a meal - a special silk thread to clean between the teeth (recently appeared even fluorinated dental floss).
In the absence of floss and a toothpick can be used, but using it more difficult to "get" to the hard-to- reach places, in addition, a toothpick should be used cautiously so as not to injure the gums.
6. As an additional means can be used toothpaste having both cleansing and protective action.There are special tools, mouthwash batsmen under pressure, allowing you to reach the most inaccessible places.
7. If you do not brush your teeth after each meal, try to at least rinse your mouth after eating, and if you have regaled sweetly helpful seize treat a piece of cheese.
The fact that there is such a thing as the buffer capacity of saliva - this index characterizes the ability of saliva to neutralize the acids and bases.It is proved that when receiving carbohydrate food buffering capacity of saliva is reduced, the protein foods (including cheese), it increases, so - and resistance to decay.
8. Limit your intake of foods rich in carbohydrates (especially sugar).It requires that the food contained in a sufficient amount necessary for human organism macro- and trace elements and vitamins.Of particular importance are calcium, phosphorus and fluoride 1, as well as vitamin D (vitamin D-rich fish oil, cod liver oil, and herring, eggs and some other products).
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