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RubyG 
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Posted: 27 October 2008 at 3:22pm |
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I have just had a disaster and part of a ceramic cap has broken off one of my teeth (while I was eating bread - weird!!)
I will have to wait till tomorrow to get it fixed - given it was put on when i had a root canal - I am wondering what they will need to do.
Does anyone know if you are allowed injections to numb the pain and i presume xrays are off limits too?
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Posted: 27 October 2008 at 3:46pm |
Hi there, ive been a dental assistant for four years , so have some experience in this area
There are some anesthetics that are safe to use in pregnancy , unfortunatly due to preggy brain im having a complete blank as to what they're called , but your dentist will know.
And yep, xrays are off limits , just be sure to tell the receptionisht your pregnant when you make the appointment , they should make a note of it .
Hope that helps 
oh and BTW, seeing as they put it on when you had a rc, then that tooth should be dead ,because the nerve has been taken out , so chances are you wont need anesthetic anyway
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Posted: 27 October 2008 at 3:56pm |
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I have to have a root canal and was told it was ok while pregnant to have injections.
I was also given an exray first and they put that heavy coat thing over my front.
However, I had extensive xrays just before I found out i was preg with my last baby and paniced about it. After talking to specialist as the hospital about it they said that I hadn't been exposed to enough to harm the baby - and this was in very early weeks during developmental stage. And by extensive, I mean 100 times more than you'd get at a dentist. And yip, she was born and normal baby - now nearly 9yrs old!
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Posted: 27 October 2008 at 5:10pm |
I had an infected and sideways growing wisdom tooth removed when I was about 24 weeks pregnant, the dentist could obviously see that I was pregnant but went ahead and did an xray anyway. I didn't know what he was doing as it had been ages since I went to the dentist. That dentist couldn't even remove it after HEAPS of injections, but the oral surgeon I had to go to ($380 - OUCH) was great and they had a team of nurses there to make sure I was ok. Sam turned out fine. 
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Posted: 27 October 2008 at 7:25pm |
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TBH IM more at a risk of radiation exposure seeing as i actually work with the xrays than if your just getting an xray done for part of treatment . (So i stand in another room when the dentist does xrays now )
Neferiti, when i said they shouldn't do xrays, this is going by the NZ dental assistants course, which i did 2 years ago ,according to them it IS a risk to have injections and usually dentists will avoid it if possible, ive worked for 4 dentists and never saw any of them do anxray on a pregnant women ,but realistically one xray will very rarely cause any long term effects, however better be safe than sorry i guess .
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Posted: 27 October 2008 at 8:10pm |
 neeandsam wrote:
I had an infected and sideways growing wisdom tooth removed when I was about 24 weeks pregnant ... |
Gah, that reminded me - I've recently noticed that one of my wisdom teeth is just emerging through the gum and seems to be growing more sideways than downwards. We want to TTC #2 soon and I'm wondering whether I should book in to have this tooth removed soon, or just hope it doesn't keep growing/get infected and not worry about it?
I googled "removing wisdom teeth" (BTW can normal dentists do this, or only oral surgeons?) and one site said that if you haven't had any problems with wisdom teeth by the age of 30 you're unlikely to in future. So how come this one is finally moving and I'm almost 31??? Perhaps becoming a Mum at 30 has made me a lil bit wiser? 
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Posted: 27 October 2008 at 8:44pm |
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I've had all 4 of mine out now. The top two had cut so the dentist just pulled it like a normal tooth. The roots had twisted so he drilled it in half and removed it in two pieces. If they haven't cut, then you need to go to a surgeon and be knocked out as it's not something you want to be awake for lol. Same goes if the tooth has grown funny and can't be pulled normally. He pulled those two with about 5 injections.
If you've got teeth issues, then it's a great idea to get them sorted before you TTC as I was told the pregnancy can exasperate dental issues.
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Posted: 27 October 2008 at 10:13pm |
You can unfortunatly get wisdom teeth come through at 40 ....
A normal dentist can take them out (its fun ...  ) but if its too impacted they will generally send you to an oral surgeon, they would do an xray to see if it was impacted or not before starting treatment .
And yes better to get teeth issues sorted before you get preggers
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Posted: 28 October 2008 at 8:12am |
I had a filling fall out yesterday and was wondering the same thing 
My dentist can't see me til next week so might just wait til bubs is here, but does the anaesthetic affect breast milk does anyone know??
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Posted: 28 October 2008 at 9:23am |
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The same anesthetic that can be used when your pregnant can also be used when bf , if i could only remember its blimming name lol .
We've had a few people come in with new babies who are breastfed and if they get the other kind of injection they have to wait two hours before they can feed.
If your filling has fallen out its best to go in as soon as you can , to diminish the risk of infection from food getting into the hole, but its ok to wait a week or so .
Ask any dental questions, this is my job , i work with teeth every day , and have done for the last 4 years, im happy to help
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Posted: 28 October 2008 at 2:08pm |
Thanks for that, I don't want the situation to get worse.. had so many drama's with this silly tooth, and I only got this filling last March (or was it this one..??). Better go asap just in case
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Posted: 28 October 2008 at 8:45pm |
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I was facing a root canal and lord knows what else so I just said stuff it and had the stupid thing pulled out. Alot cheaper too!
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Posted: 28 October 2008 at 9:22pm |
it is cheaper , and root canals are only 85% successful anyway ...so even if it does get filled then there is still a chance it will play up again in the future ...
But shhhh, i didnt tell you that
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Posted: 28 October 2008 at 10:17pm |
Oh my gosh, this now filling-less tooth of mine was an unnecessary root canal, done without the anaesthetic (the tooth wasn't dead either, ouch!!) and the dentist broke a needle deep in the root too and spent a painful hour trying to dig it out! Went to another dentist who managed to get it out but really hurt my pocket  More dramas are the last thing I need, if you have a tooth pulled does it get replaced with something, or you just go without that particular tooth?
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Posted: 28 October 2008 at 10:39pm |
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it depends where the tooth is,if its a front one, then you will probably want something there for cosmetic purposes, if the tooth is completly taken out , then a bridge is probably the cheaper option (and not very cheap)but cheaper than an implant, which is the other option .
If its a back molar then they are good to keep for chewing , but not 100% necessary ,if its not the back one and not visible, then it wont be so bad to get taken out.
...Which tooth is it ?
Teeth huh ? for something so small they sure are a pain !
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Posted: 28 October 2008 at 10:48pm |
lol i cant remember the name of that anisthetic either!!
your baby brain must be rubbing off
but we had this conversation at work on friday most of the local anasthetic used by nz dentists is perfectly safe as it disipates really fast thru the blood stream. . . medazalam is a big no no
and xrays are fine after 23weeks  i learnt that when i was pregnant as i swore balck and blue they wernt so i phoned the dental school in otago and asked 
we took out a 51yr olds wisdom teeth today
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Posted: 28 October 2008 at 11:16pm |
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Bear in mind I did the course 2 years ago, so the xray part may have changed ,back then it said it was a no no ...
Ha , bet the 51 year old was pissed, probably thought they had got away with not having any ....
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 12:31am |
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haha yea she thought she must of had them out years ago lol.
not a panex, but bite wings are ok. they told me why but i cant remember now hahaha dam you making your baby brain rub off on me :P
i get so mad when people want to have a root canal on a wisdom tooth!!
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 10:09am |
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me too...its pointless, the tooth will eventually be taken out anyway !
and besides that , Root canals are BORING !
Man im so over teeth .....
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Posted: 29 October 2008 at 5:53pm |
yep teeth are over rated
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