dental work while pregnant

[thing2ontheway]

im in so much pain rite now .. i have a broken filling in my bottom left moler its literally missing . N i feel a cavity on top of that im 16 weeks preg. Can i get dental work done .. will it b safe .. i really am in so much pain i feel like ripping the dam tooth out at this point .. im so scared of the dentist but the dentist is the only one that can help at this point .. help

[cgwood23]

I Just Had A Crown Put On Today And A Root Canal Done Last Week. The Way My Dentist Explained It To Me, Is That It Is Better To Take Care Of The Problem Now Than To Risk Infection Later In Pregnancy. One Of My Top Left Molars Broke In Half, Then The Next Day The Filling Fell Out. My cavity In That Tooth Was All The Way To The Gum. I Am Almost 33 Weeks. They Knew Exactly What To Do And Use For Pregnancy. I Would Certainly Call Your Dentist And Your OB to See What They Tell You, But The Way I Understood It, It Is Perfectly Safe! Good Luck To You!

[KDQ]

It is absoloutly safe. Just make sure your dentist knows you are pregnant and it will change they way they do certian proceedures.

[KDQ]

It is absoloutly safe. Just make sure your dentist knows you are pregnant and it will change they way they do certian proceedures.

[thing2ontheway]

Ok thanku so much i have been stressing over this pain today but i cant nomore so tomarow im going inn n takin one for the team

[Makayla213]

You can get any dental work done until you are in the third trimester. Once you are in the third trimester most dentists won't do any work, because they are afraid of preterm labor.

[thing2ontheway]

Im still in my second:) but i called the dang dentist n he said i have to wait till friday ill be 17 weeks :(

[CountryMomToBe]

My dentist said as long as I had a note from an obgyn they'd do fillings.  They wouldn't accept a note from my midwife though.