I've got really bad toothache in an upper wisdom tooth - the kind of pain that wakes me up at night. I'm also 19 weeks pregnant. When I went to the dentist this morning he said the tooth needed to be pulled out but that having local anaesthetic was not advisable during pregnancy, especially during the middle months (at which point I broke down in tears). He said he would go ahead and do it anyway but I've come away to find out more about the risks. I've spoken to my GP and she didn't think it was too risky but it would be good to hear from others who have been in this position.
I have to do something because there is no way I can survive another five months with this and the dentist assured me it's not going to get better. I'm sure loads of people must have had major dental work done during the second trimester. Can anyone reassure me that there aren't any risks to the baby, or at least that they are only negligible? Also does having an upper wisdom tooth out hurt a lot? I had the bottom ones down about 15 years ago and the pain was worse than childbirth because they were impacted.
I've got an appointment to go back and have it done at 4.30pm so any reassurance before then would be fantastic. If I do go I'll have ds1 with me so will have to smile through the pain anyway!
Thank you.
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Dental work during second trimester
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Sari · 19/05/2005 13:51
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