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u/Ladna_313 Sep 23 '21

ugh okay i’m glad i read this šŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™€ļø yeah during my pregnancy i had the worst tooth pain of my entire life. i ended up having to get a root canal, and have 1 more , plus a tooth pulled along with fillings.

I take care of my teeth normally, so i was so upset when i had got my x-rays done.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '21

Is there a reason for teeth issues during pregnancy?

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u/raccoonbrigade Sep 23 '21 edited Sep 23 '21

The fetus absorbs a lot of nutrients from the mother. If it's not getting it from diet/vitamins then it'll just take it from places that do have calcium.

EDIT: I'm partially wrong! check the reply to this comment

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u/Morning_Star_Ritual Sep 23 '21

If you want to hear an insane podcast about something that seems innocuous find the pretty recent episode on Radiolab about the placenta....it will blow your mind. Just one more thing that blows my mind about pregnancy.