Pregnancy and dentistry

Every woman who learns about her pregnancy tries to make every effort to keep not only her health, but also health of her baby. Different exams, tests, vitamins allows woman to control own condition and response to all changes in time. However, it is a common language of mums after delivery: ‘Pregnancy has impaired all my teeth.’ Why does this happen?

Women have changed endocrine profile during pregnancy, which worsens gum inflammation. Number of bacteria provoking periodontal disease increases. And according to the scientific data, periodontal disease increases the possibility for preterm delivery and low body weight at birth.

Furthermore, all women work at normal development of the child during pregnancy, and their own needs take backseat. Therefore, all dental diseases, which were in a ‘chronic sleep’ become exacerbated. Remember that only those teeth fail that were affected before pregnancy.

There is nothing to afraid of if you keep everything under control. During pregnancy, woman should take in-depth care of the health of own her teeth. It is reasonable to start from professional and routine Re-Hygiene dental service, which is performed in the special locations of Dental Care Office. This involves a special method by Zablotskyy. A health of your teeth will be under control, and Re-Hygiene experts will choose home care products for your teeth, considering aspects of your individual condition. Don’t forget that specifically you is strongly responsible for your teeth health after pregnancy and health of your child after delivery. Only healthy teeth stay well. Keep cleanness of your teeth via d daily care. Brush your teeth twice daily: in the morning (before or after morning meal) and in the evening (after evening meal, before sleep) – you may find all personal recommendations in our Dental Care App.

Learn to choose the right toothbrush. According to all comparatives studies, electric brush is better than regular one. Hand brush is very light weight, thus requiring remarkable skills to use it for perfect teeth brushing. In general, people overpress the brush due to its light weightiness that does not allow for proper teeth brushing. If you still choose a hand brush, make sure that it is soft and with the same length of bristles.

You should obligatory use interdental brushes. Only these brushes may help in a daily dental care and clean interdental space perfectly. Namely in these areas the majority of dirt is accumulated, which turns into a hard plaque in 72 hours.

It is possible to keep healthy teeth during pregnancy. Be attentive to a daily teeth hygiene and visit a professional dental service every 3 months.