{"id":701,"date":"2012-02-02T03:00:30","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atriumfamilydental.com\/?p=515"},"modified":"2018-11-12T23:05:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T23:05:29","slug":"how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Prevent Gum Disease In Your Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re pregnant and wondering what effect your oral health\u00a0might have on your unborn baby, the dental health experts at our dental practice want\u00a0patients to know the facts about how oral health can impact pregnancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There has been evidence that shows a correlation between gum disease and premature babies. Researchers have revealed that pregnant woman who have gum disease are more likely than other pregnant women to have a premature birth.<\/p>\n

There needs to be more research on this subject, but it does seem that gum disease is detrimental to fluids that induce labour. If gum disease worsens during pregnancy, the risk will be greater of having a baby born too early or too small.<\/p>\n

The dental health team at Atrium Family Dental<\/a> encourages pregnant women to visit our New Lenox, IL dental practice for regular dental appointments so that oral health issues can be treated before they have an impact on pregnancy.
\n
\nWhile you are pregnant, the team at our New Lenox, IL dental practice will pay close attention to your teeth and gums. In order to keep your mouth healthy, brush and floss on a regular basis and make sure your diet is nutritious. Ensure that you visit Atrium Family Dental in New Lenox\u00a0for your regular checkups and to prevent dental issues.<\/p>\n

Aside from gum disease, another issue that women may develop during pregnancy is gingivitis. This occurs when plaque is stored in the teeth, causing gums to be irritated. Symptoms of this dental problem are red, swollen and bloody gums, and inflammation.<\/p>\n

Gingivitis is a major concern for pregnant women who visit our New Lenox dental practice because the high level of hormones make the way gums respond to plaque much worse. It should be noted that plaque is the major cause of pregnancy gingivitis, not hormones.<\/p>\n

If you are diligent about keeping your teeth clean, this will reduce your chances of gingivitis. Make sure to pay special attention to the gumline, as it attracts plaque and bacteria the most.<\/p>\n

Let the Atrium Family Dental\u00a0team at New Lenox know about your pregnancy when you make your appointment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re pregnant and wondering what effect your oral health\u00a0might have on your unborn baby, the dental health experts at our dental practice want\u00a0patients to know the facts about how oral health can impact pregnancy. There has been evidence that shows a correlation between gum disease and premature babies. Researchers have revealed that pregnant woman […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow To Prevent Gum Disease In Your Pregnancy - Atrium Family Dental Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How To Prevent Gum Disease In Your Pregnancy - Atrium Family Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you’re pregnant and wondering what effect your oral health\u00a0might have on your unborn baby, the dental health experts at our dental practice want\u00a0patients to know the facts about how oral health can impact pregnancy. There has been evidence that shows a correlation between gum disease and premature babies. Researchers have revealed that pregnant woman […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Atrium Family Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-02-02T11:00:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-11-12T23:05:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"atriumfamily\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"atriumfamily\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/\",\"name\":\"How To Prevent Gum Disease In Your Pregnancy - Atrium Family Dental Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-02T11:00:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-11-12T23:05:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/de959ee4876567bff313cd3f5070ccd9\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How To Prevent Gum Disease In Your Pregnancy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Atrium Family Dental Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/de959ee4876567bff313cd3f5070ccd9\",\"name\":\"atriumfamily\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/701035285bf94647cec91525a50ac654?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/701035285bf94647cec91525a50ac654?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"atriumfamily\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/author\/atriumfamily\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How To Prevent Gum Disease In Your Pregnancy - Atrium Family Dental Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How To Prevent Gum Disease In Your Pregnancy - Atrium Family Dental Blog","og_description":"If you’re pregnant and wondering what effect your oral health\u00a0might have on your unborn baby, the dental health experts at our dental practice want\u00a0patients to know the facts about how oral health can impact pregnancy. There has been evidence that shows a correlation between gum disease and premature babies. Researchers have revealed that pregnant woman […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/","og_site_name":"Atrium Family Dental Blog","article_published_time":"2012-02-02T11:00:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-11-12T23:05:29+00:00","author":"atriumfamily","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"atriumfamily","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/","url":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/","name":"How To Prevent Gum Disease In Your Pregnancy - Atrium Family Dental Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2012-02-02T11:00:30+00:00","dateModified":"2018-11-12T23:05:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/de959ee4876567bff313cd3f5070ccd9"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/how-to-prevent-gum-disease-in-your-pregnancy\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How To Prevent Gum Disease In Your Pregnancy"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/","name":"Atrium Family Dental Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/de959ee4876567bff313cd3f5070ccd9","name":"atriumfamily","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/701035285bf94647cec91525a50ac654?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/701035285bf94647cec91525a50ac654?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"atriumfamily"},"url":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/author\/atriumfamily\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3717,"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701\/revisions\/3717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}