Is it safe to get teeth fillings done during pregnancy?

KamKol · Feb 8th, 2010, 12:13 PM

I can't remember the last time I got them done...it was a lifetime ago! I'm pretty sure they have to do an x-ray right?

Is it all safe during pregnancy or should I wait until baby is born?

(got my maternity exemption certificate through the post today

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lynnikins · Feb 8th, 2010, 12:15 PM

its fine when they do the x-ray they might put a lead apron on you to protect the baby, and be warned caus of the hormones you might react differently to the local anesthetic they use

mum2beagain · Feb 8th, 2010, 12:18 PM

they will also do a white filling as the silver ones have mercury in them x

Sparx · Feb 8th, 2010, 12:18 PM

My dentist said that the dose of radiation that comes from the x-ray machine is very low and is very focussed on the area they are x-raying and is quite safe. She's just back from maternity leave herself, so I would trust her! You can also have the lead aprons on your stomach.

BUT you can't have metal fillings, the silver ones, when you're pregnant, only the white ones. And being the NHS I was told that I didn't qualify for a white filling... So check first!

Shirley.

KittenKat · Feb 8th, 2010, 12:18 PM

My dentist refused x-rays but has had to put in two tempory fillings to last me until after LO is born. One has had to replaced with first part of a root canal treatment and the second has just fallen out...I am having a nightmare with my teeth this time around

Depends on dentist I suppose, mine wont even prescribe me antibiotics just incase.....and as I seem to have picked up an infection in my gum I need to bug the doctor

Sparx · Feb 8th, 2010, 12:19 PM

PS: I had to have some work done on a painful tooth, and was only given an eighth of the usual numbing stuff, so only my sore tooth was numb.

teal · Feb 8th, 2010, 12:27 PM

I had a filling replaced last week. My dentist advised of possible risks - there isn't any evidence to suggest it can harm the baby but they couldn't guarantee it. Personally I decided, for me, it was better to have the filling replaced rather than leave it and it become infected xx

littledemonme · Feb 8th, 2010, 12:42 PM

Seems like a mixed bag. My dentist said no, come back after you've had the baby.

lou_lou1979 · Feb 8th, 2010, 12:52 PM

i had a temporary white filling done last week (which has all but gone now unfortunately), and I am to have the "proper" filling done Thursday morning.

Glad I saw this thread as dentist never mentioned what she would be using for the proper filling or that there would be any risk. I'll make sure that I ask her about it on Thursday before she does anything.

She didnt give me an x ray but she took a mould of my teeth

Lou

KamKol · Feb 8th, 2010, 17:01 PM

I probably wait until the baby is born then...don't want to take any risk...and I have no idea how I'll react to the anaesthetic whilst pregnant.

Feb 8th, 2010, 12:13 PM	#1
KamKol Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK Posts: 2,171	Is it safe to get teeth fillings done during pregnancy? I can't remember the last time I got them done...it was a lifetime ago! I'm pretty sure they have to do an x-ray right? Is it all safe during pregnancy or should I wait until baby is born? (got my maternity exemption certificate through the post today )

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lynnikins Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chessington, Surrey Posts: 14,443	its fine when they do the x-ray they might put a lead apron on you to protect the baby, and be warned caus of the hormones you might react differently to the local anesthetic they use

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mum2beagain Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: guildford Posts: 2,331	they will also do a white filling as the silver ones have mercury in them x

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Feb 8th, 2010, 12:18 PM	#4
Sparx Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 219	My dentist said that the dose of radiation that comes from the x-ray machine is very low and is very focussed on the area they are x-raying and is quite safe. She's just back from maternity leave herself, so I would trust her! You can also have the lead aprons on your stomach. BUT you can't have metal fillings, the silver ones, when you're pregnant, only the white ones. And being the NHS I was told that I didn't qualify for a white filling... So check first! Shirley.

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KittenKat Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Blackmill, Bridgend, S.Wales Posts: 1,160	My dentist refused x-rays but has had to put in two tempory fillings to last me until after LO is born. One has had to replaced with first part of a root canal treatment and the second has just fallen out...I am having a nightmare with my teeth this time around Depends on dentist I suppose, mine wont even prescribe me antibiotics just incase.....and as I seem to have picked up an infection in my gum I need to bug the doctor

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Sparx Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 219	PS: I had to have some work done on a painful tooth, and was only given an eighth of the usual numbing stuff, so only my sore tooth was numb.

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teal Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,390	I had a filling replaced last week. My dentist advised of possible risks - there isn't any evidence to suggest it can harm the baby but they couldn't guarantee it. Personally I decided, for me, it was better to have the filling replaced rather than leave it and it become infected xx

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littledemonme Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 568	Seems like a mixed bag. My dentist said no, come back after you've had the baby.

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Feb 8th, 2010, 12:52 PM	#9
lou_lou1979 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: nottinghamshire Posts: 392	i had a temporary white filling done last week (which has all but gone now unfortunately), and I am to have the "proper" filling done Thursday morning. Glad I saw this thread as dentist never mentioned what she would be using for the proper filling or that there would be any risk. I'll make sure that I ask her about it on Thursday before she does anything. She didnt give me an x ray but she took a mould of my teeth Lou

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Feb 8th, 2010, 17:01 PM	#10
KamKol Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK Posts: 2,171	I probably wait until the baby is born then...don't want to take any risk...and I have no idea how I'll react to the anaesthetic whilst pregnant.

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