it shouldnt matter i mean whats the difference im 3 months now, and i have to wait until im 4...i mean im still pregnant, if the chemicals are gonna be harmful shouldnt it be harmful when im 4 months too. i dont get it...and im really in pain with this damn tooth. i mean he has me on 800mg motrin, and amoxicillin because its so bad that its infection in my gums. waiting another month wouldnt that cause me even more harm with this bad tooth in my mouth
2006-06-06 10:24:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Dental work carries a risk of infection. If you run a fever in the first 3 months, it can damage your baby.
2006-06-06 11:24:51 · answer #1 · answered by crgrier 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most likely it is because the Dentist is going to have to take an X-Ray before he pulls your tooth so he can determine how deep it is and all of that stuff. An X-ray gives off harmful waves of radiation and during the first 3 months of pregnancy your child is developing everything, from arms, legs, eyes, and feet to its brain, liver, kidney, and so on. After the first 3 months the baby grows and perfects all the parts of its body. So lets say you get an x-ray during your first 3 months and the x-ray waves do some damage to the development of its arms, now the damage caused a deformation in the bone structure that was being created and your childs arm is not able to grow any bigger than what it already has. The risk is very minimal, but if there is a chance it can hurt your baby I know I personally choose not to use my child as a guinneau pig to see the affects of any thing that could cause harm. Also the example was just of an arm, now imagine it damaged the development of your childs brain, eyes, etc.
Just remember that your dentist isnt telling you that you have to wait just because he likes to see you in pain! He knows of the risks. You should talk to him about it and he can explain to you all of the risks. You should refrain from getting any kind of x-ray, not just a dental one. Thats why when you get an x-ray they always ask if you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant.
Good Luck! I hope you feel better, I had a bad tooth when I was pregnant and it sucked!!!
2006-06-06 10:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by dmercer12679 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm goign to have to say that it's the baby. Maybe it still needs to mature a bit more before you can have it pulled out and exposed to all those germs and complications. Its immune system isn't quite developed yet, so anything at this point could probably be harmful to it.
Good luck with your tooth and baby.
2006-06-06 10:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The anesthetic that your dentist has to use probably carries a huge risk of birth defects in the earlier stage of your baby's development. 4 months is probably the earliest that s/he can safely administer something to you without it affecting your baby's developing organs. Your dentist has calculated the risk of continuing you on antibiotics and "soft" painrelievers for another month vs. administering something "hard" (narcotic class) that could be detrimental to your baby's health....I would trust him/her, and try to find ways to cope with the pain in the meantime effectively and safely.
2006-06-06 10:56:15 · answer #4 · answered by shukuken 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first 3 months are the most crucial. that is when all the organs are developing....brain, heart etc.... he probably just wants to be absolutelty certain that the anestetic doesn't harm the baby.....better to be safe than sorry.
2006-06-06 10:30:49 · answer #5 · answered by luckystar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess would be that the anaesthesia would have affected the developing fetus in the early stages and he had to wait until 4 months in to be safe.
2006-06-06 14:08:40 · answer #6 · answered by Jeff L. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋