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Dental Considerations and Its Management during Pregnancy – An Overview

Volume 1, Issue 3, Pages 2-6

Authors

Dr. S. Malathi, Dr. M. Ramya, Dr. P. Shivabharathi
Affiliation:
Associate Professor of Medicine, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai
Assistant Professor, Krishnagiri Government Medical College & Hospital, Chennai
Junior Resident, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai

Abstract

Pregnancy is a transient but dynamic state of health that is witnessed by changes in every woman's physiological, emotional, and mental well-being. As the changes involve the oral cavity, ensuring proper dental care is essential for a healthy gestational period for the mother and the developing fetus. Thus, dentists have role in giving good oral dental care to the antenatal mother. This article reviews most of the changes occurring in the oral cavity during gestation. It instills insights if to defer dental treatment or if it is to be mandatorily provided with proper precautionary measures.

Keywords

fetus, dental care, pregnancy.

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Copyright

© 2022 Dr. Vijay Viswanathan, published by Association of Physicians of India-Tamilnadu State Chapter

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