Smoking, Pregnancy and Teeth
Alas, quite a large percentage of women before pregnancy had a nicotine addiction. Fortunately, most of them wisely abandoned this habit, once learned, that will be a mother. But when former smokers have come to Dentist, inspection shows that some of the consequences of smoking must be urgently addressed. 1. Smokers have faster and more intense forms dental plaque. This occurs because the temperature in the oral cavity smokers increased.
Raising the temperature leads to an accelerated growth of bacteria on the background of a decrease of protective properties of saliva, this can reduce the number of join salivate. As a result – faster formed first, soft plaque, which also quickly hardens, forming tartar. Often before the pregnancy complaints of patients expressed little, but during the hormonal changes, and lack of oral hygiene mouth, the presence of plaque and tartar gives a strong reaction from the gums in the form of bleeding, growths papilla, gapping the gums to the teeth, bad smell. 2. Reduced resistance to oral tissues to infections (increase the risk of gingivitis and periodontitis). In smokers, usually a chronic vitamin C, because most of the vitamin C supplied with food consumed on the reduction of harmful effects of nicotine and various resins. Lack of this vitamin leads to a reduction in resistance to oral tissues to infection (increased risk of gingivitis and periodontitis).
A pregnant woman smoking in the past necessary to conduct occupational health and preventive procedures. 3. Increased tooth sensitivity and gum disease in smokers. Smokers who use special toothpaste for whitening teeth, can damage the enamel. Because of this, as well as from gum disease hypersensitivity occurs when cleaning teeth, with cold or hot. This is compounded by the usual for pregnant women lack calcium and minerals from the fact that the body produces the missing expectant mother to increase fetal trace elements from their own backup power – bone and teeth. Despite the fact that vitamins and minerals recommended by the obstetricians, have a positive effect, though not always possible to completely solve the problem. When viewed in this case, noticeable white (melovidnye) stains on tooth enamel. Then the dentist appoint activities enrichment of the enamel minerals (fluoride, calcium). If a significant defect of enamel (a cavity), it uses complex PREVENTION + TREATMENT, as a statement of the seal is not enough. As a precaution, on the recommendation dentist, it is advisable to use a special toothpaste instead of the usual for a certain period of time. As medical procedures dentist carries out professional cleaning and hygiene procedures with special equipment. It is desirable to subsequently maintain the result of more benign methods (brush + paste).