Pregnant women need to have their wisdom teeth removed

Everyone grows teeth, but wisdom teeth are more useful than useful. Many of them need to be extracted, otherwise it will easily cause inflammation and pain, and even affect other teeth. Tooth extraction is also very painful. So what should pregnant women do if their wisdom teeth hurt? Can they be extracted?

1. Is it necessary to extract wisdom teeth if they hurt during pregnancy?

It is very dangerous for a pregnant woman to have a tooth extracted during pregnancy. Because tooth extraction surgery is very complicated, it is very easy to injure the nerve of the tooth. In addition, tooth extraction can cause many complications and cause great harm to pregnant women. Tooth extraction requires anesthesia, and the drugs can affect the fetus. Therefore, pregnant women do not need to have their teeth extracted. Wisdom tooth swelling and pain during pregnancy should be treated conservatively as much as possible. For pregnant women with mild inflammation, medicine can be used to clean it. Under normal circumstances, the condition can be relieved within 10-15 days. If the wisdom tooth inflammation is more serious, it can be solved by taking medicine. Oral health during pregnancy is very important. To prevent tooth inflammation during pregnancy, you should have your teeth checked when planning to get pregnant, and resolve any problems before getting pregnant!

2. What should pregnant women do if their wisdom teeth hurt?

1. Cactus

Remove the thorns from fresh cactus and then rinse it under running water. Cut the cactus in half and apply a small piece to the painful wisdom tooth.

2. Aloe

Soak two or three aloe leaves in cold water for 5 minutes, then wash and cut into pieces, put into a pot, add water to boil, cook for 10 minutes, turn off the heat, and eat after cooling.

3. Pure grain wine, pepper

Boil 5-10 grams of dried peppercorns for 3 minutes, cool, add 50 grams of wine and filter. If you need to apply it, use a cotton swab to rub the juice on the painful wisdom tooth.

3. These types of wisdom teeth need to be extracted

1. Crooked wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth don’t look good because the surface of the teeth is covered by gums, making them impossible to clean. Wisdom teeth are very prone to inflammation. Pull out immediately.

2. The wisdom teeth are tilted forward, that is, they rely on the incisors for growth and development. The space between the two teeth is easily blocked by food, so oral care should be carried out as soon as possible to remove impacted wisdom teeth.

3. Not seeing wisdom teeth does not necessarily mean that they have not grown

Some wisdom teeth are completely buried in the alveoli. Due to their location, their growth process will affect the roots of other teeth and should be extracted in time. This type of wisdom tooth can only be seen by taking an oral CT scan.

Wisdom teeth that hurt during pregnancy cannot be removed, but they must be treated in time and the inflammation must not be allowed to worsen. To avoid sudden tooth swelling and pain during pregnancy, you can only do a good job of oral health care before pregnancy. If there is a problem with the teeth, go to a regular hospital to see the dentistry and follow the doctor's advice to solve it.