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Hi Jennifer, I do cleanings on pregnant women all the time You're fine. It used to be to wait until women were out of 1st tri but they long since have trashed that, and we usually dont do 3rd tri just because you are usually so uncomfortable to be layed back in the chair. Really, you are safe at any point unless you OB specifically tells you otherwise.

We reoutinely do extractions/fillings also. We use a special anesthetic without epi so as not to get anyones heart rate up.

And to the PP, NO, the baby is not stealing calcium from your teeth or causing your gingivitis You may notice a SLIGHT increase in bleeding from hormone fluctuation, but true gingivitis is true gingivities. I cannot stand women blaming their mouth troubles on their babies!

You will be in good hands, just let them know ahead of time

Isn't gingivitis genetic?

Longl3gz: No! What people often confuse with gingivitis is periodontal disease (or the "old people" used to call is Pyreah.) Thats a complete myth. You dont inherit gum disease, you inherit poor brushing/oral health habits. If your mom didnt brush her teeth regularly growing up, chances are you wont either, and so forth.