It is possible to go to the dentist for a toothache during pregnancy, but there are different treatments for early, mid and late pregnancy.
1. Early pregnancy: toothache caused by dental caries can be filled and repaired in the hospital; acute pulpitis or acute periapical inflammation caused by toothache, can not carry out root canal treatment, to avoid the treatment of pain caused by the fetus miscarriage, you can take amoxicillin capsules to relieve the pain, generally will not affect the fetus.
2. Mid-pregnancy: toothache caused by caries can be filled and repaired; toothache caused by acute pulpitis, acute periapical inflammation, etc., can be treated with root canal therapy to relieve the toothache because the fetus is relatively stable in the mother’s body in mid-pregnancy.
3. Late pregnancy: toothache caused by dental caries can be filled and repaired, to do so gently; acute pulpitis or acute periapical inflammation caused by toothache, can not be root canal treatment, so as not to lead to preterm delivery of the fetus; can be relieved by oral amoxicillin capsules, and then after the delivery of the root canal treatment is better.
Toothache during pregnancy is best to go to the hospital, under the advice of the doctor to choose the appropriate treatment program, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions, so as not to have a negative impact on the fetus.