Dental Health in Pregnancy
Real changes occur in the mouth during pregnancy; knowing them prevents both unnecessary worry and unnecessary delay.
Pregnancy gingivitis
Hormonal changes increase the gum's inflammatory response, so the same plaque produces more redness, swelling and bleeding. It is common and treatable — but bleeding should not be dismissed as normal, since untreated inflammation can progress to bone loss that does not return after delivery.
Morning sickness, acid and enamel
Frequent vomiting brings stomach acid into the mouth, dissolving enamel especially on the inner surfaces of the upper front teeth. Critically, brushing straight afterwards increases the damage — rinse with water first and wait.
Timing and safety
The second trimester is generally most suitable for planned work, but an abscess, severe pain or spreading infection is not postponed. Radiographs can be taken with protection when needed, and anaesthetic and medication choices follow the pregnancy — so always say how many weeks you are.
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Yesilbahce
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Yesilbahce.
Getting here from Yesilbahce
Yeşilbahçe lies in the Muratpaşa district of Antalya; Muratpaşa is one of the central districts, about 2 kilometres from the clinic. We also see patients from neighbouring areas that share the route from Yesilbahce, such as Sedir, Topçular, Yeşilova, Balbey. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Yesilbahce.
Appointments for Yesilbahce
At this distance, splitting treatment into visits is no problem for patients from Yeşilbahçe, and attending reviews is easy too. As with patients from Muratpasa generally, appointments for families from Yesilbahce can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Yesilbahce
Setting out from Yeşilbahçe at night is quick; come without delay in an emergency, and calling as you leave means preparation is done in advance. For patients coming from Dental Clinic in Yesilbahce, the clinic is open 24/7 and in an emergency the order is set by severity rather than arrival time. For spreading facial swelling, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or toothache with fever, go to the nearest emergency department.
Floss: Correct Use and Common Mistakes
A large share of people who floss do it incorrectly and therefore see no benefit. Once the correct technique is learned it becomes a habit within minutes.
Passing it down and out is not enough
This is the commonest error: the floss is passed between the teeth and immediately withdrawn. What needs cleaning, though, is not the gap but the SURFACES of the two teeth facing each other. Once down, the floss is wrapped in a C shape against one tooth, pressed gently below the gum line and moved up and down a few times. The same is then repeated against the neighbouring tooth. Each gap therefore involves cleaning two separate surfaces.
Other common mistakes
These are both ineffective and harmful:
- Snapping the floss down forcefully — it cuts the gum
- Using the same section throughout — it carries bacteria around
- Using it only when food is trapped
- Stopping because it bleeds
- Skipping the back surface of the last tooth
When floss and when an interdental brush
Where teeth are in tight contact, floss; where there is a space, an interdental brush is markedly better. The brush also takes precedence in areas of recession and around implants and bridges. In most mouths both are used: floss at the front, brushes at the back. Which suits which area can be shown to you at examination.
