I am due to go into hospital within the next 4-5mths, On a waiting list but we are trying for a baby and should I fall pregnent within this period am I able to still go under general?
2006-10-29 23:46:57 · 19 answers · asked by dewalt_daisy 1 in Health ➔ Dental
N-O spells no. Don't' do it. The anaesthesia that puts you to sleep does the same to your baby, only more so because it's just wee little thing.
2006-10-30 03:40:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You CAN... but I would strongly suggest you DON'T. Anaesthetic is a huge risk, and I'm sure you want to do the best for your baby. You are much better to have the teeth pulled with a local (although even that presents some risk). I had a wisdom tooth pulled two years ago (I'm 38) and didn't feel a thing - not only that, but it took the dentist all of 45 seconds to get it out.
If you have a great fear of dentists and that is the reason for the general, then wait until after your baby arrives. It's just not worth the risk - and you would never forgive yourself if the baby was affected or, God forbid, you lost it because of a bad reaction to the drugs.
Baby = more important than extractions. More important than ANYTHING!
(My son is 3 months old and the most precious thing in my life.)
2006-10-29 23:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Samlet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to have this done before getting pregnant. Can you wait to get pregnant until after you have them removed? They don't suggest you have dental work like this done during your pregnancy. Having your teeth cleaned is fine and minor work, but not under anestetics. When I was preganant and they needed to do a root canal they wouldn't touch me because I was high risk and I kept going into labor in the dentist chair. They just can't take the risk. Also they say to wait on Xrays too when you are pregnant. Please consider all the risks involved before making any decisions. This is your unboen child you need to protect and think about.
2006-10-30 03:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by hehmommy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no you cant i was due to have my wisdom teeth outunder genral and a few days before i went in i found out i was pregnent .so i ask my doctor and the hospital and thay said id have to wait till after the babys born.i was gutted as id waited a year for the operation.
2006-10-31 23:55:41 · answer #4 · answered by EMMA K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully I gong to have my wisdom tooth taken out in about 40 mins, I can only have a local as m 20 weeks gone and have not been able to eat properly for about 4 days coz my mouths inflamed and very swollen, I look like John Merrick!.
2006-10-30 01:50:47 · answer #5 · answered by mummy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am guessing you're in England, since you have such a long waiting time till your operation?
I don't know what they do in England, but in the U.S., the use of general anesthesia for wisdom teeth removal is quite rare.
If, however, that's what your doctor decides to do, it won't necessarily hurt your baby. I know a woman who is pregnant and just had to have surgery to have a growth removed from her ovary. This page has more info: http://www.fetal-exposure.org/SURGERY.html
2006-10-29 23:51:04 · answer #6 · answered by sanveann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom teeth is not a life threatening condition. It would be very unlikely that an Anaesthetist would risk an unborn child.Make sure you have a pregnancy test before you go into hospital.
2006-10-29 23:51:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think they would be keep on giving u a general anesthetic if you were pregnant. they avoid giving general anesthetics when u are pregnant, unless there is no other way around it. they would probably reccomend that u either pospone surgery, or offer u a local anethetic. personally, i would pospone. it wouldn't be good for either u or the baby having to go through that kind of pain and distress.
2006-10-29 23:57:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably wouldn't be wise. I wouldn't do it for a minor surgery like that while pregnant. I have had my wisdom teeth removed both with and with out anestetic, of course I prefer with, but its not worth the risk.
2006-10-29 23:50:48 · answer #9 · answered by Ashley H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wouldn't touch you with a 10 foot pole if you were pregnant and wanting to get wisdom teeth out. it's not a time sensitive procedure most of the time so it could wait 9 months if you had to.
2006-10-30 02:58:12 · answer #10 · answered by tomh311 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. Once you are pregnant you will have to avoid any such risks, even common alopathic medicines for headache are to be avoided. Either get your dental treatment before getting pregnant or you will have to do it after delivery. Any strong medicine can kill or deform the foetus in the womb. Be xtra careful.
2006-10-29 23:51:33 · answer #11 · answered by Helping Hand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋