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The article was consulted with Doctor Bui Duc Hoan - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vinmec Nha Trang International Hospital.Extracting wisdom teeth during and after pregnancy can adversely affect the health of mother and baby. Extracting wisdom teeth before pregnancy helps to eliminate the pain and effects of misaligned wisdom teeth and is the best preparation for the mother's upcoming pregnancy journey.
1. When is it safe to remove wisdom teeth?
Extracting wisdom teeth at the time during pregnancy and after giving birth can both affect the health of mother and baby. Therefore, if wisdom teeth erupt at the time before the patient's planning to become pregnant, the patient should consider having wisdom teeth removed as soon as possible. Wisdom tooth extraction before pregnancy is the best choice in this case.
2. What are the effects of wisdom tooth extraction while pregnant?
Usually, wisdom teeth grow when people are between the ages of 17-25. The wisdom teeth that grow out of alignment can cause severe pain, insomnia and problems in chewing. Pregnant women have a very sensitive body, often weaker due to hormonal changes as well as calcium levels in the body. Therefore, this can be a condition for dental diseases to flourish, causing inflammation, oral infections, tooth decay, and severe swelling of the gums.
These types of injuries and infections will directly affect the mother's health and indirectly affect the fetus. In case the wisdom tooth of a pregnant woman is infected, leading to difficulty in eating, causing the mother to lack nutrients, the fetus is also likely to be malnourished and slow to develop both in body and mind.
According to research by many dental experts, pregnant women with decayed teeth, babies born with immune systems and digestive systems will not work well, are prone to tooth decay, ... ..In addition, having wisdom tooth decay, tooth extraction is not recommended, because it is very easy to get sepsis that will affect the fetus. If you have to remove your wisdom teeth, you will need more minor surgery, X-rays, pain relievers and antibiotics than pulling other teeth. This will both make the already weak pregnant woman more tired and have a negative effect on the baby in the womb.
3. What are the benefits of removing wisdom teeth before birth?
When a woman is planning to get pregnant, but her wisdom teeth are misaligned, if she has to remove them, she should give priority to wisdom teeth extraction first. Because if you try to endure, the situation of wisdom teeth continuing to grow, pain during pregnancy can greatly affect the health, immunity, and nutrition of the mother, which will also indirectly affect the mother's health. to fetal development. Therefore, wisdom tooth extraction before pregnancy is the best choice.
Moreover, when not pregnant, in terms of health factors, this is the most appropriate time for patients to have wisdom teeth extracted. At this time, tooth extraction will not affect the health of the mother, nor the health of the fetus as in the case of wisdom tooth extraction during pregnancy or after birth.
Currently, modern wisdom tooth extraction techniques supported by machines will help extract teeth faster, more accurately, and help with pain and bleeding. As a result, women often recover quickly, eat well again, get good nutrition, and are no longer in pain. Therefore, it will create the best conditions for women to continue their best pregnancy plan and not be affected much by wisdom tooth extraction.
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At Vinmec International General Hospital, all dental services are performed according to strict infection control standards, ensuring maximum safety and hygiene for customers. Highly qualified doctors have performed many successful wisdom tooth extractions from the simplest to the most complex.
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