It’s perfectly fine to have gum surgery or other major dental work performed during pregnancy. Just alert your dentist so they can choose an antibiotic that is safe during pregnancy. Dentists will avoid prescribing tetracycline, which can stain your fetus’s teeth.
Preventive, diagnostic and restorative dental treatment is safe throughout pregnancy. Local anesthetics with epinephrine (e.g., bupivacaine, lidocaine, mepivacaine) may be used during pregnancy. Special considerations should be given to pregnant dental personnel whose job duties can involve direct exposure to nitrous oxide and radiation.
Routine dental care can be done any time during pregnancy. Any urgent procedure can be done, as well. All elective dental procedures, however, should be postponed until after the delivery. Before you have your dental appointment, check with your obstetrician to see if they have any special precautions/instructions for you.
Dental check-ups are perfectly safe during pregnancy, as are local anaesthetics. If you need antibiotics, your dentist can prescribe ones which are considered safe to take during pregnancy. The Department of Health recommends that women don't have amalgam fillings replaced while pregnant.
Doctors recommend doing dental treatment at the planning stage of pregnancy. However, pregnancy is not a disease, and in itself is not a contraindication for going to dentistry. Moreover, with certain indications, the expectant mother needs urgent dental and gum treatment.
