PREGNANCY: GENERAL AND ORAL CONSIDERATIONS

Neeraja Gopan¹, Abhilash R Krishnan¹, Deena C Thomas¹, Alaka Subodh^2, , George Jacob³, Sarika S Kamal⁴ and Nithin V S¹

¹Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,Sri Sankara Dental College, Trivandrum District, Kerala

²Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Sankara Dental College, Trivandrum Dist,rict Kerala

³MadathivilayilDental Care, PathanamthittaDistrict

⁴General Dentist, Tooth Care Dental Clinic, Kollam, Kerala.

Cite this paper:
Neeraja Gopan, Abhilash R Krishnan, Deena C Thomas, Alaka Subodh, George Jacob, Sarika S Kamal and Nithin V S. PREGNANCY: GENERAL AND ORAL CONSIDERATIONS. International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2020; 8(1):25-36. doi: 10.12691/ijcdr-8-1-3

Abstract

Pregnancy is an exquisite physiologicphase in a woman’s life.The various physiological and hormonal changes during gestation can cause transitions in the oral cavity.Providing comprehensive dental care in each stages of pregnancy is very essential for the maintenance of the health of both the mother and the fetus.This manuscript confers various physiologic changes that could crop up during the gestational period,itssignificance in dentistry and about the modifications in the management of a pregnant patient while delivering dental care.

Keywords:
PregnancyDental management Pregnancy trimesters Oral manifestations

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