How safe is oral surgery if there is a chance you could be pregnant?

[beccaralph]

I am having my wisdom teeth extracted on the 18th, there is a chance I could be pregnant, bc my husband and I have been ttc for a year. Does anyone know if you can have oral surgery when you might be pregnant, and if you can would harm the fetus?

[kellyvilleoutlaws]

first let me say im not trying to scare you here lol

when i was like 7-8 weeks along wth my so maybe a lil farther, went to dentist he gave me he shot in my mouth to numb it to fill some cavities, this shot made me sick sick sick i felt like i was gona throw up, all hot and sweaty then i almost passed out! and the dr didnt listen to me he acted like it was normal!!! grrrr

anyways they wanted to do surgery on me to take out a tooth after that like a few weeks later and after that incident i was like hell no and never went back! lol

so to answer ur question i would say yes it is safe, but will they do it? im sure there are some dentists out there who wouldnt do it, ask ur dentist make sure u tell him there is a chance ur pregnant good luck and baby dust to you!

[angelbaby]

Considering they gave me an iv and put me to sleep when I got mine out, I'd say it's not safe. I know when I was definitely pregnant and I had a cavity that needed to be taken care of, they waited to fix it until after I had my baby. And that would have only been a shot of novocaine. A lot more is involved for a set of wisdom teeth. I'd definitely speak with them first.

[cashandtaco]

you need to talk to your ob and your dentist about it....I know I couldn't have xrays done on my mouth without wearing a full leaded vest cover up thing....The medications they'll give you may harm the fetus also...I would talk to your doctors asap.