Pregnancy and Dental Hygene

Daily oral and dental care should not be suspended during pregnancy. The person must go through a thorough oral examination achieving optimal oral hygiene before pregnancy and gain the habit of maintaining it. This is because there is a direct relationship between plaque accumulation and diseases of the gingiva and the hormonal changes that happen during pregnancy. The increase in the hormones during pregnancy renders the mouth mucosa more vulnerable to external factors, especially bacteria plaques. Teeth must be brushed twice a day, after breakfast every morning and before going to bed every night, if possible. They should be flossed. In the period in which brushing teeth becomes inconvenient, the mouth must be rinsed with oral rinse or mouthwash with fluoride.