Many of you are not aware that you also need to pay special attention to your oral health before pregnancy. When you are preparing for pregnancy, you may go to the obstetrics and gynecology hospital to check your whole body, but you do not know that you also need to check your teeth. As a result, if there is a problem with the teeth after pregnancy, there will be a very difficult problem for both doctors and patients, such as: some pregnant women have unbearable pain, or their faces are swollen and deformed, but there are many medicines that cannot be used at this time, and there are many treatments that are difficult to treat at ease because of the pain, so it is really neither to treat nor not to treat. Pregnancy is a special period, the mother-to-be’s body hormone levels change during this period, prone to oral problems during pregnancy, the most common is pregnancy gingivitis, manifested as inflammation of the gums, redness, swelling and bleeding. Pregnant women with oral problems may affect the health of their babies, for example by causing premature birth or increasing the probability of low birth weight babies, and may also affect their own health by increasing the chances of heart disease, stroke or difficult delivery. For mothers-to-be who are preparing to get pregnant, what you should do is to have a comprehensive oral examination before getting pregnant; promptly treat oral diseases that can cause pain and swelling such as periodontitis, gingivitis, dental caries, etc. It is recommended to clean teeth and treat dental caries; before getting pregnant, remove the untreatable residual roots, crowns and wisdom teeth that may be inflamed in the mouth. In short, it means that you should also have a comprehensive dental check-up and treatment before pregnancy to prepare your teeth for the oral benefits during pregnancy – the nutrition of mother and child. For pregnant mothers, you need to pay special attention to oral hygiene and brush your teeth regularly after meals or snacks. You need to learn how to brush your teeth properly, we recommend using the Bass method. When brushing, you can use softer bristles, less force, and choose the right toothpaste according to your personal situation. In terms of diet, you should pay attention to eating foods that contain calcium, iron and phosphorus, which are good for the development of your baby’s teeth. If you have problems with your mouth during pregnancy, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. It is generally considered that the best time for treatment is during the middle of pregnancy, that is, from 4 to 6 months of pregnancy, when the fetus is more stable. Of course the most important thing is still in prevention, if mothers-to-be do the points we talked about earlier, then the oral cavity will make your pregnancy happier!