Oral Health Care during Pregnancy

• Pregnancy Gingivitis: Reversible, often exaggerated during pregnancy due to an increase in the hormone progesterone. More likely to occur during pregnancy if there’s an increase in plaque or bacteria in the mouth.

 Pregnancy is beautiful, challenging, and sometimes it can be downright difficult. Oral care during pregnancy is an often “overlooked” necessity, as some have been led to believe that professional oral care is a luxury rather than a need.

Oral health during pregnancy is important, just like systemic health is important, in fact, oral health and systemic health are intricately connected and can directly affect one another.

If being pregnant wasn't challenging enough, it has become increasingly difficult during this season of quarantine for the Covid-19 virus. It has changed everything in our world, including dental treatment, due to the fact that most dental offices have been closed during the pandemic. How do you continue the right at-home dental care and face these dental challenges when you can't get out to see your Dentist?