33wks pg, filling fallen out, can I have local anaesthetic?

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That's it really. I have a big hole in my tooth where my one and only filling decided to make a break for freedom today, and an appt with the dentist tomorrow. Do I have to be stoic and have it dealt with without pain relief, or can I have a local?

Poo.

bump!

I'm pretty sure you can have a local. You've had one before, with no bad effects?

It might not work as well, though.

i had fillings during both my pregnancies & am definitely too much of a wuss to not have pain relief.

Yep! My sister had a root canal at that stage after having to take antibiotics to clear an absess. If you don't get the filling fixed, you could lose the entire tooth and need some major work.

sorry, should have just posted that yes, i had pain relief & it wasn't a problem.

At 33 weeks pregnant you are totally safe to have a local anaesthetic. Although to be honest if the "hole" is clean and not decayed the best option could be to put in a temporary filling to seal it up and then once baby is born get a permenant job done.

I suspect that the dentist will just put in a temporary dressing and get you to come back after the baby is born. So no drilling. The problem isnt the anaesthetic - its that they wont do these metal fillings when you are pregnant. Also you cant lie on your back very well.

Only speaking from a similar personal experience - not a dentist. Good luck!

local is quite safe- similar stuff to what they put in for an epidural, and that's a much bigger dose

ooooh thank you! delighted to hear that local is possible. I wouldn't have a metal one, it would be the white kind as before. It is in a baby tooth that I still have - it has held up valiantly for 36 years and is the only tooth to have needed a filling. It doesn't look decayed, I think the filling just gave up, it is about 9 yrs old I think...

typically bad timing though!

lovely man put in a temporary filling in 2 mins, confirmed there was little/no decay so minimal drilling required for the permanent filling, which he is doing in 10 days time.

hurrah, I can eat again!