Symptoms of oral disease in pregnant women

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A good tooth is everyone's hope, that is beautiful and healthy, but you know, baby's teeth are in the mother's stomach when they start to grow. Therefore, the oral health of pregnant women is not only related to their own health, but also related to the oral health of their babies. Pregnant mothers should develop a good habit of brushing their teeth in the morning and evening and gargling after eating. They should pay attention to balanced diet, choose healthy and non cariogenic food, follow the principle of scientific sugar intake, and eat less sweets and snacks. Let's talk about the symptoms of oral disease in pregnant women.

Symptoms of oral disease in pregnant women

1. Acute gingivitis Huang Qun mentioned that some serious tooth decay, such as pulp necrosis caused by tooth decay, may cause acute symptoms such as acute apical periodontitis at any time during the long pregnancy period, even though they do not feel pain. In severe cases, unbearable pain may appear. Therefore, if there are dead pulp teeth, residual roots or teeth with obvious apical lesions after previous root canal treatment, we should try to go to the hospital before planning pregnancy to avoid pain during pregnancy.

2. Caries (tooth decay) Wang Qun said that the pregnancy reaction during pregnancy may be aggravated when brushing teeth, and some pregnant women will stop or brush their teeth carelessly. Pregnancy and vomiting during pregnancy can decrease the pH value of saliva and cause tooth erosion and demineralization; At the same time, the increase in the number of diet during pregnancy, partial diet, etc., which are easy to lead to changes in the oral flora, resulting in the formation of dental caries oral environment. Because the body resistance of pregnant women decreased during pregnancy, so the rapid development of dental caries, obvious symptoms, so pregnant women should develop a good habit of effective brushing teeth in the morning and evening, gargling after eating every time.

3. Gingivitis and periodontal disease during pregnancy, due to the increase of estrogen and progesterone levels in pregnant women, gingival capillaries dilate, inflammatory cells and exudates increase, gingival congestion and swelling may also occur, showing proliferative inflammatory reaction, easy to bleed after touching. If the oral health of pregnant women in this period is not good, there are a lot of plaque and calculus accumulation, gingival stimulation in these areas, inflammation will aggravate, serious cases can eventually form periodontal disease. Therefore, oral hygiene should be strictly controlled to prevent or reduce the occurrence of gingivitis and periodontal disease.

matters needing attention

Once pregnant women have acute pericoronitis of wisdom teeth, considering that various anti-inflammatory treatments are limited and affect the normal life and work and rest of pregnant women, it is best to have oral examination before pregnancy, and give preventive extraction according to the position of wisdom teeth and the state of covering gums. If acute pericoronitis of wisdom teeth occurs after pregnancy, it should be treated in the Department of Stomatology of regular medical institutions as soon as possible in the early stage of the disease, and antibiotics should be avoided as far as possible.