Hi im embarassed about my teeth and scared aswell as embarassed about going to the dentist . I am 20 years old and 31 weels pregnant, when i was younger i was bullied and stupidly made my self ill and was throwing up constantly and ever since i have always had bad teeth and toothache all the time. All the way through my pregnancy i have suffered with morning sickness and that hasnt helped my teeth at all and recently been getting really bad toothache. I used to go to the dentist until they snapped a needle in my mouth before a filling. A couple of years ago i needed a few teeth extracting at the back and so they put me under the general anasthetic but while i was visiting the dentist i was so scared i could only let them put the mirror in my mouth. Im now stuvk with bad teeth and dont see a way out as if i go to the dentist i feel as if they will look down at me. If there is anything you can suggest i do as i cant put upwiith this pain forever. Thank you
Hi, Thanks for asking the query, Hormonal changes at the time of pregnancy leads to changes such as gingivitis. Consult to a Dentist and get a checkup done, avoid taking the x-ray during pregnancy. Take complete course of antibiotic and analgesic consult you ORGAN before taking the medication. Meanwhile, go for symptomatic treatment, complete mouth scaling and polishing. Take lukewarm saline gargles3-4 times a day, use antiseptic mouthwash gargles twice daily. Hope this helps out. Regards.