{"id":294,"date":"2016-08-20T22:40:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T02:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/?p=294"},"modified":"2019-07-11T14:07:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T18:07:23","slug":"root-canal-safe-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/root-canal-safe-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Is A Root Canal Safe During Pregnancy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m pregnant and have what I am sure is a dental emergency. I’ve got a massive toothache and they side of my mouth is swollen. I need to get this taken care of, but don’t want to do it if I could hurt the baby as a result.<\/p>\n

Monica S. – Morgantown, VA<\/p>\n

Monica,<\/p>\n

I can understand you’re concern and I’m glad you wrote. We only want the best for our babies, even before they’re born. \u00a0To be honest, you’re more likely for your baby (and yourself) to be at risk if you don’t get this dealt with than if you do.<\/p>\n

Dental care is very safe, and if your dentist knows you’re pregnant, they’ll take extra precautions, making sure any antibiotic they give you is safe for use during pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Based on how you described what’s going on, it sounds like you have a tooth infection<\/a>. It will spread and can put you and baby at risk. \u00a0See your dentist. Let him or her know it is an emergency.<\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by Dr. David Potts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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