It is recommended that pregnant women should not have their teeth cleaned, mostly because of the special physical condition of pregnant women, such as weak resistance, changes in hormone levels and the impact on the fetus when cleaning teeth.
1. Special constitution of pregnant women
(1) Weak resistance: the resistance of pregnant women is relatively weak, if bleeding during scaling, it is relatively easy to get infected, and if infection occurs, the situation will be more troublesome because most of the drugs are prohibited for pregnant women. If the infection is serious, it will also affect the fetus.
(2) Changes in hormone levels: After pregnancy, women are more prone to bleeding due to changes in hormone levels, which can lead to slackening of the gums.
2. The effect of scaling on the fetus
(1) Dental scaling: It is done through ultrasonic cleaning, and ultrasonic waves can affect the fetus.
(2) Dental scaling triggers contraction: there will be soreness during scaling, which may cause uterine contraction due to muscle tension of pregnant women, which may lead to placental abruption, preterm labor or preterm miscarriage.
It can be seen that pregnant women try not to wash their teeth, so as not to affect the fetus, usually try to pay attention to good oral hygiene.