If somebody is 26, is 5 1/2 mos pregnant, and has not been to the dentist in 7 years, how important is it for them to see one? Can you see a dentist while you are pregnant, and if so what can you have safely done? If you can not go, then why? Also if Medicare or Medicade will not pay for cleaning or anything else, what would be the best dental insurance if the person does not have insurance through their place of employment or because of unemployment? What is the most sedation somebody can have at the dentist for something like fillings? I would think only a novacain shot and nitrous oxide. If there are a lot of cavaties that need to be filled can they put somebody "under" What about route canals? I know I was under some anestesia when I had my wisdom teeth taken out.
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You NEED to speak with your OB doctor. I can say, I doubt any doctor would recommend ANY sedation or nitrous while you are pregnant, for medical if not for medico-legal reasons. Nitrous has been associated with birth defects and abortions in the offspring of both male and female operatory personel who have been frequently exposed to nitrous. The final conclusion on this is not in - but it is better safe than sorry. IV sedation would probably include benzodiapines and narcotics. Benzodiazepines are category D - probably harmful in pregnancy, and narcotics are category C - uncertain.
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