Since the body of a young mother is weakened, quite often there is a need for dental treatment for HB with the use of anesthesia. Milk production also requires additional trace elements and calcium. If these substances are supplied in insufficient quantities, the body begins to use the reserves that are contained in the body of a woman. It is for this reason that a situation arises that previously healthy teeth begin to crumble, a woman develops caries and gum disease. In the lactation period, it is necessary to take additional complexes of minerals and vitamins that are specially designed for lactating women.
In addition, after childbirth in the female body, a large-scale restructuring of the hormonal background begins, which also affects the state of tissues and organs. During this period, immunity is greatly reduced, which is another cause of caries.
How is dental treatment for HB done?
Need for therapy
Nursing women are strongly advised not to postpone a visit to the dentist. Dental therapy using anesthetics is a necessary concern not only about one's own, but also about children's health. There are many reasons why, in case of caries, the mother of the baby should seek dental care:
- Stress caused by acute soreness can affect the amount of milk produced and its quality.
- The lack of necessary treatment at the initial stages of the development of the disease can lead to the development of complications, which are much more difficult to treat, and therapy may require the use of antibiotic agents.
- Oral problems are often a real focus of infection that can harm not only a woman, but also a child. For example, a woman with tooth decay can transmit the infection to her child through a simple kiss.
Therefore, if a woman after childbirth directed all her attention to the baby and stopped caring about her own health, dental treatment for HB is her direct responsibility. The lack of therapy can undesirably affect the health of not only mothers, but also the baby.
So, a toothache with HS, what to do?
First aid for pain
If a woman is not used to visiting the dental office for preventive purposes, an emergency may occur. There are several ways to eliminate pain before visiting a doctor. It is worth remembering that the treatment of caries and its complications is mandatory even in cases where first aid methods have helped to eliminate painful symptoms.
The following methods will allow you to survive the time before providing dental care without affecting the quality and quantity of milk:
- Rinse your mouth, brush your teeth, use special tools (flosses). Probably, the pain provokes the contact of the remnants of food with the nerve, as a result of which its irritation occurs.
- Rinsing the mouth with alcohol, applying cotton wool to the sore spot soaked in Denta drops. This tool will reduce the feeling of discomfort and prevent the further spread of infection.
- In the absence of the effect of the previous methods, the use of drugs is permitted, the use of which is allowed in the lactation period. These may be Ibuprofen, Paracetamol.
Then you should definitely visit a dentist who will select the necessary anesthesia, resolved during lactation.
Training
The best option for preparing for dental treatment for hepatitis B is a scheduled visit to the dentist. This will allow you to tune in to treatment, having done this with the least stress for the child and himself. In addition, the likelihood that during the next preventive examination revealed serious problems that arose from a previous visit is quite low. Accordingly, it takes less time to fix a minor problem.
To treat dental caries without problems, you must adhere to the following recommendations:
- You should prepare your own milk base in advance - you need to decant it and store supplies in the refrigerator. It will be better if the reserve is enough for several feedings in case of unforeseen situations.
- It is recommended to remain calm and not be nervous. If controlling your emotional state is difficult, you can use valerian.
- It is necessary to inform the dentist about lactation in advance. Currently, there are many modern tools that are allowed for use in the treatment and extraction of teeth in nursing women. They do not affect the quantity and quality of milk; they are rapidly excreted from the body.
- If there is a need for the use of antibiotic drugs that are prohibited in hepatitis B, and a woman wants to maintain lactation, she should feed the baby with pre-prepared milk, and decant the released milk.
- It is necessary to check with your doctor how much anesthesia is excreted from the body. On average, this process lasts from two to four hours and depends on the properties of the drug that is administered to the woman.
Allowed Procedures
Some manipulations are simply necessary for the accurate diagnosis of pathology and the elimination of pain. Most of them are safe for the child, so you should not be scared.
Often, women fear that x-rays can adversely affect milk quality. It should be borne in mind that this procedure is short-lived, the rays affect only the area that the dentist is interested in (the rest of the body is protected by a special apron). Regular pulpitis can do much more harm than exposure to x-rays.
If the concerns still remain, you can simply express and pour the milk after the treatment of caries in dentistry.
Many women find it harmful to use anesthesia for dental treatment. This opinion is fundamentally wrong. In modern dentistry, such painkillers are used that are completely safe not only with HB, but also during pregnancy.
General rules
In order for the treatment of teeth with anesthesia for hepatitis B to go away without negative consequences, some rules should be followed:
- Mandatory informing the doctor about lactation. A competent dentist will choose exactly the anesthetic drug that will be safe in this situation. As a rule, in the lactation period, epinephrine is not used for anesthesia. Other drugs are eliminated from the body quite quickly and leave no residue.
- After choosing the right drug, you should ask your doctor how long the medicine will be removed from the body. Such information will allow you to further plan your feeding schedule.
So, what kind of anesthesia is allowed in dentistry?
Safe anesthetics
The safest anesthetics for lactation are the following medications:
- "Lidocaine." A drug that is fully resolved during lactation, since only small doses of the drug penetrate into breast milk, and the drug is completely eliminated in 1-2 hours. This is confirmed by the instructions for use with Lidocaine in ampoules. Most often, the medicine is injected into the gum. However, in some cases, the doctor may decide to use lidocaine aerosol. It should also be borne in mind that the instructions for use contain information that the drug can not be used for certain diseases.
- Ultracain (Articain). The effect of this drug is similar to the previous one, it can also be used for anesthesia during lactation. The drug practically does not penetrate into milk, it is excreted very quickly from the body.
- Mepivastesin. It is a non-adrenaline drug that is intended for lactating, pregnant women and patients with heart pathologies.
A doctor should tell about methods of pain relief in dentistry.
Doctors recommend abstaining from therapy under anesthesia and prefer local anesthesia. However, if such a procedure is unavoidable, it is recommended that the woman first transfer the child to artificial feeding.
Therapy
Dental treatment is a necessary and safe procedure. Undoubtedly, this is a certain stress, especially if a woman in principle experiences fear of a dentist. However, pain with caries and its complications is a big problem and definitely affects the mother and her child.
Extreme measures
For medical reasons, tooth extraction in the lactation period is an acceptable procedure. In addition, removal can be carried out using anesthetics.
When removing, as a rule, the same drugs are used as during treatment. It should be understood that in some cases, tooth extraction is a necessary measure, because the indication for it is purulent inflammation, which in the absence of therapy can lead to complications.
The nuance of this procedure is the need to use antibiotic agents. However, there will be no consequences if the woman first informs the dentist that she is breastfeeding. The doctor will select such drugs that will be safe for the child.
Bans on dental procedures
It is recommended to postpone some dental procedures until the lactation period is over. For example, enamel bleaching should be delayed until lactation is complete. Many women undergo this procedure regularly, but during the period of feeding the baby it is better to refuse it for the following reasons:
- In the bleaching process, chemicals are used that can leak out of the enamel and pass into breast milk.
- The tooth enamel in the lactation period is very thin, and the bleaching procedure can damage it.
- Some patients experience pain after bleaching, which in itself is undesirable for a nursing mother. In addition, this may require the use of additional medications.
Also, with lactation, implantation is not recommended. During this period, the hormonal background of the woman is changed, which can provoke certain difficulties.
But treating teeth during breastfeeding is not only possible, but also necessary.
Feeding a child after anesthesia
Most often, dentists use such medications for anesthesia that a woman does not even need to wait a while to continue feeding. Only in some cases should you wait about 4 hours. At this time, it is recommended to express milk.
Reviews on dental treatment under general anesthesia
Many lactating women are convinced that treatment should not be postponed - after all, toothache makes the mother uncomfortable, which affects the quality of her milk and affects the baby. It is advisable to consult a doctor for help in the shortest possible time. An important nuance is to inform the doctor about lactation. Then the specialist will be able to choose the safest anesthetic.