Pregnant women should pay attention to oral health

Dentist recommendations for preparing to give birth, preparing for pregnant women, in a thorough oral examination is necessary prior to pregnancy.

Studies have shown that suffer from gum disease the proportion of pregnant women giving birth in at 37 weeks of pregnancy than women without gum disease. Normal pregnancy is 40 weeks. Periodontal disease pathogen porphyromonas Aeromonas have an impact on neonatal also. Literature reports, risk of severe periodontitis occurs in pregnant women and low birth weight infants of women at risk for periodontal normal 7.5 times. Risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women suffering from gum disease (a disease that is potentially lethal for mother-child) of higher risk.

After birth, with the reducing of female hormones, periodontal status will be improved, but I\'m not attention to oral health, there are some problems. Mother and baby close, often kissing, and even some mothers to baby food in their mouths to feed, everyone knows in this intimate contact, will unconsciously periodontal pathogens in the mouth of some of their own to the baby.

Therefore, self-health care of pregnant women during pregnancy, and regular dental examinations and prenatal screening is very important. For problems that may occur during pregnancy, including gingivitis and periodontitis, to provide a timely solution, to do a thorough dental treatment Zhou Jie, also seriously listen to the doctors of oral health guidance, prepare for the oral health care during pregnancy. Because the gums to target organs of female hormones, as elevated estrogen levels during pregnancy, originally not very severe gingivitis and periodontitis will be heavier, gingival swelling, notable mast, bleeding when brushing your teeth or eating.

Dental doctor, at their contact with the clinical oral health for women during pregnancy or after birth are not optimistic. Gum swelling, mouth odor, obviously you can scale see calculus on teeth and soft attachment, when asked why brush your teeth so it is not serious, a similar answer: family that cannot be brushed. Analysis of doctor, brush your teeth may be because the slightest exertion will bleed because of it. Oral health care during pregnancy is indeed a very widespread problem, in fact not difficult to resolve, in this period, with warm water and a soft toothbrush for brushing their teeth, though simple, but very effective, so that the periodontal problems during pregnancy the nuisance caused by reduced a lot.