is it ok have x-ray and take a tooth out now?

Iria · Apr 11th, 2012, 16:17 PM

Hi,

anyone suffered [or suffer] because of toothache and have been told that its ok to to do local anesthesia and take out the tooth while being pregnant?

I saw dentist today and she wanted to do x-ray before pulling tooth out.. i said i was on amoxicillin already [im curing the chest infection] and taking paracetamol for tooth pain in the same time.. she said that its good and nothing is going to affect baby...

I dont get it.... Some dentists say you need to wait for x-ray and pulling tooth out till LO is out, and some think that is still ok to do it now..

Anyway, i said i will come later after baby's outside.. but pain is just soo massive

that i think i will be begging them to pull it out tomorrow..

Any advice?

Sunshine12 · Apr 11th, 2012, 16:45 PM

I always thought that you werent allowed xrays when preggers but that might have changed now. I didnt think anaesthetics were allowed either TBH but I guess your dentist must know whats ok and whats not. That said, I would check the NHS website to check before i get it done though just to be on the safe side. x

Bunnylicious · Apr 11th, 2012, 16:47 PM

6 months ago, i had a routine checkup, my doctor wanted to get an x-ray of my teeth. I told him on the spot that I was pregnant, then he said he'd do it after the baby is out.

tazgirl · Apr 11th, 2012, 19:09 PM

It's a balance of risks. Ideally you wouldn't get xrays during pregnancy but if you need the tooth out it is better to get an xray so that the dentist can see if there will be any problems taking the tooth out and plan accordingly. It's a very small dosage and not aimed anywhere near the uterus so it is very safe really.

Local anaesthetics are also safe. As the name suggests, they affect the localised area only so won't in any way affect the baby.

Better to get the tooth out than have to continually take pain relief and systemic antibiotics which WILL be transmitted to the baby. Also not good for your stress levels to be in so much pain.

mrsbailey8 · Apr 11th, 2012, 19:12 PM

I had a chest x ray when I was like 25 Weeks and bubs is fine xx

ceejie · Apr 11th, 2012, 19:24 PM

I was at the dentist a while back. They said they wouldn't do xrays as I was pregnant.

While I was there thy found one of my fillings is cracked and needs repair. The dentist said it is totally safe t have the aesthetic during pregnancy but he recommended I wait until after birth as he said most pregnant women have a hard time lying on their back in the chair so long. In the end he said it was my choice, I opted to wait.

BabyBoyLove12 · Apr 11th, 2012, 19:41 PM

I went to the dentist today and they wouldn't do any x-rays because I'm pregnant. I think you are better off waiting on the x-ray until after LO comes, especially since you are so far along. It's better to be safe and hold off on the x-ray. Don't know about the anesthesia.

alaskagrown · Apr 11th, 2012, 21:38 PM

I had a dental x-ray at 18 weeks. The radiation levels barely register on the scale! We are exposed to radiation levels on a daily basis simply from the sun!!!

Shezza84uk · Apr 12th, 2012, 02:06 AM

It depends on the type of X-ray, I work in dentistry and we personally refrain from doing X-rays if someone is pregnant because it's mostly not necessary because its mostly routine or a filling that can be disgnosed without needing one or the patient is not in pain and no infection so it can wait, you can't do an extraction without the X-ray it's like driving while blind folded. If its a digital X-ray the radiation is minimal and compared to a 30min flight or a walk in the sun or sunbathing for 20 mins if it's absolutely necessary it will do no harm and they can also let you use a lead appron for your peace of mind. Local anaesthetic won't affect you at all and it's better to remove the tooth if it's infected because infection can go to your blood stream xx

Ellbee78 · Apr 12th, 2012, 02:13 AM

I had a tooth out at 32 weeks. Midwife said local anasthetic injections were safe. Dentist wouldn't do an X-ray for gum pain I was having (suspected wisdom tooth growth) and told me to come back after baby is here for that x

Apr 11th, 2012, 16:17 PM	#1
Iria Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London Posts: 236	is it ok have x-ray and take a tooth out now? Hi, anyone suffered [or suffer] because of toothache and have been told that its ok to to do local anesthesia and take out the tooth while being pregnant? I saw dentist today and she wanted to do x-ray before pulling tooth out.. i said i was on amoxicillin already [im curing the chest infection] and taking paracetamol for tooth pain in the same time.. she said that its good and nothing is going to affect baby... I dont get it.... Some dentists say you need to wait for x-ray and pulling tooth out till LO is out, and some think that is still ok to do it now.. Anyway, i said i will come later after baby's outside.. but pain is just soo massive that i think i will be begging them to pull it out tomorrow.. Any advice?

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Apr 11th, 2012, 16:45 PM	#2
Sunshine12 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 10,589	I always thought that you werent allowed xrays when preggers but that might have changed now. I didnt think anaesthetics were allowed either TBH but I guess your dentist must know whats ok and whats not. That said, I would check the NHS website to check before i get it done though just to be on the safe side. x

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Bunnylicious Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: OR, USA Posts: 1,574	6 months ago, i had a routine checkup, my doctor wanted to get an x-ray of my teeth. I told him on the spot that I was pregnant, then he said he'd do it after the baby is out.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 19:09 PM	#4
tazgirl Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 244	It's a balance of risks. Ideally you wouldn't get xrays during pregnancy but if you need the tooth out it is better to get an xray so that the dentist can see if there will be any problems taking the tooth out and plan accordingly. It's a very small dosage and not aimed anywhere near the uterus so it is very safe really. Local anaesthetics are also safe. As the name suggests, they affect the localised area only so won't in any way affect the baby. Better to get the tooth out than have to continually take pain relief and systemic antibiotics which WILL be transmitted to the baby. Also not good for your stress levels to be in so much pain.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 19:12 PM	#5
mrsbailey8 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: US Posts: 578	I had a chest x ray when I was like 25 Weeks and bubs is fine xx

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Apr 11th, 2012, 19:24 PM	#6
ceejie Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,453	I was at the dentist a while back. They said they wouldn't do xrays as I was pregnant. While I was there thy found one of my fillings is cracked and needs repair. The dentist said it is totally safe t have the aesthetic during pregnancy but he recommended I wait until after birth as he said most pregnant women have a hard time lying on their back in the chair so long. In the end he said it was my choice, I opted to wait.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 19:41 PM	#7
BabyBoyLove12 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,302	I went to the dentist today and they wouldn't do any x-rays because I'm pregnant. I think you are better off waiting on the x-ray until after LO comes, especially since you are so far along. It's better to be safe and hold off on the x-ray. Don't know about the anesthesia.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 21:38 PM	#8
alaskagrown Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Some island in the middle of nowhere, Alaska Posts: 1,607	I had a dental x-ray at 18 weeks. The radiation levels barely register on the scale! We are exposed to radiation levels on a daily basis simply from the sun!!!

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Apr 12th, 2012, 02:06 AM	#9
Shezza84uk Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: In an enchanted land far, far away Posts: 1,791	It depends on the type of X-ray, I work in dentistry and we personally refrain from doing X-rays if someone is pregnant because it's mostly not necessary because its mostly routine or a filling that can be disgnosed without needing one or the patient is not in pain and no infection so it can wait, you can't do an extraction without the X-ray it's like driving while blind folded. If its a digital X-ray the radiation is minimal and compared to a 30min flight or a walk in the sun or sunbathing for 20 mins if it's absolutely necessary it will do no harm and they can also let you use a lead appron for your peace of mind. Local anaesthetic won't affect you at all and it's better to remove the tooth if it's infected because infection can go to your blood stream xx

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Apr 12th, 2012, 02:13 AM	#10
Ellbee78 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: North of England Posts: 2,244	I had a tooth out at 32 weeks. Midwife said local anasthetic injections were safe. Dentist wouldn't do an X-ray for gum pain I was having (suspected wisdom tooth growth) and told me to come back after baby is here for that x

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