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Dentist, 13 weeks.

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Iza
It's obviously better not to get numb during pregnancy, but... an infected tooth can be even more harmful. You can get sick from it and develop a fever, which is bad for your baby, or in the worst case, the infection enters your bloodstream and reaches your baby. So I'd contact the dentist as soon as possible and explain your situation. Nowadays, they might be able to give you a different type of anesthetic or find another way to resolve it. Give them a call—they have experience with these kinds of situations!

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  1. felicia Guest #2

    I had terrible pain in my tooth during my first pregnancy. It turned out it had to be pulled out, otherwise it would have infected my whole mouth. I took paracetamol while I was terrified that my baby would be affected by it, but they told me paracetamol was safe. I took one pill and went back to sleep. In the middle of the night, the pain woke me up again, so I took another pill. I ended up taking about 7 paracetamols in total. Unfortunately, they wore off faster and faster. I really wanted to enjoy my pregnancy without unbearable pain. I wish ibuprofen would have helped more, but that wasn't allowed. Eventually, I went to the dentist who put something under my clothes near my belly so the X-ray wouldn't reach it. Then the dentist told me I had to go to the oral surgeon because that wisdom tooth had to come out. Oh, what a relief! And how worried I was about swallowing all those pills. I normally have a high pain threshold, but now I was crying from the pain. This was a few years ago, in 2008. Now my girl is almost five and my youngest is three. Luckily, I could enjoy my pregnancy with her. Luckily, no problems with my teeth. I now have a super active, energetic daughter. Greetings, Felicia.

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