{"id":194,"date":"2010-08-04T19:40:57","date_gmt":"2010-08-04T19:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterpate.wordpress.com\/?p=194"},"modified":"2010-08-04T19:40:57","modified_gmt":"2010-08-04T19:40:57","slug":"maintain-good-oral-health-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/maintain-good-oral-health-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"What Pregnant Moms Need to\u00a0Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Do you have a bundle of joy on the way? Congratulations! We\u2019re so very happy for you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I\u2019m Dr. Peter Pate, a restorative and cosmetic family dentist in Buckhead Atlanta, GA. During pregnancy, women visit their OBGYN regularly.&nbsp; But what about the dentist? Only 22 to 34% of women visit the dentist during pregnancy, and only half visit the dentist if they have an oral health problem.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pregnant-couple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-196   alignright\" style=\"border:3px solid tan;margin:3px;\" title=\"pregnancy and oral health\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pregnant-couple.jpg?w=224\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pregnant-couple.jpg 374w, https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pregnant-couple-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">It\u2019s important that you understand, oral health has a great impact on overall health and the health of your baby. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aafp.org\/afp\/2008\/0415\/p1139.html\">The American Academy of Family Physicians released these facts about pregnancy and oral health<\/a>. Take a look. An informed patient is a wise patient! Besides, aren\u2019t parents supposed to know everything?<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<li>Gum disease, or periodontitis, can contribute to a low birth weight.<\/li>\n<li>A deep hygiene cleaning, with scaling and root planing, on pregnant women with gum disease can reduce the potential for low-weight birth.<\/li>\n<li>In the third trimester, treating tooth decay with a topical antibacterial reduces the oral bacteria level in the pregnant mother. It also lowers the risk of transmitting bacteria to the baby.<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">You should also know, during pregnancy, your mouth is subjected to increased levels of gastric acid, so oral lesions are common. Tooth decay, as well, is common, for many reasons\u2014increased acid, eating those sweets you crave, and not taking care of your mouth because you\u2019re more focused on the rest of your body! Other oral health problems during pregnancy include pregnancy oral tumors (occur in about 5% of women), loose teeth, gingivitis and periodontitis (gum disease).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Take care of yourself and your baby. During pregnancy, come visit Dentistry in Buckhead. We\u2019ll make sure your oral health is in tip-top shape, so you can enjoy your maternal glow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpeterpatedds.com%2F2010%2F08%2F04%2Fmaintain-good-oral-health-during-pregnancy%2F&amp;linkname=What%20Pregnant%20Moms%20Need%20to%20Know\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.addtoany.com\/buttons\/share_save_256_24.png\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have a bundle of joy on the way? Congratulations! We\u2019re so very happy for you! I\u2019m Dr. Peter Pate, a restorative and cosmetic family dentist in Buckhead Atlanta, GA. During pregnancy, women visit their OBGYN regularly.&nbsp; But what about the dentist? Only 22 to 34% of women visit the dentist during pregnancy, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[108,114,135,152,302,305,306],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}