Mouth and Gums
- Healthy Gums = Healthy Babies
- Periodontitis is an infection of the gums.
- Signs of this disease are bleeding of the gums and loose teeth.
- A pregnant woman with this infection increases her risk of having a baby born too early or too small.
- The germs that cause cavities for a pregnant woman can cause her child to have cavities as a baby.
- See your dentist early in your pregnancy. Be sure and tell your dentist that you are pregnant.