My first Pregnancy. I'm 6 wks & 3 days pregnant. Pls need your help!!!?

I'm supposed to go see a dentist for a root canal, but I got pregnant. I know, I should have done it sooner. I started having pain on my tooth last night. I was hoping to hold the pain till three mths. But I could not take the pain. So, I called my OB nurse three times to asked question if it safe for me to get a root canal? They told it's safe. I did went to see a dentist and got my root canal done. They did one x-ray on me and they cover me w/ two protection. They did put local anesthetics maybe four or five times. It was so painful. I told them to take one only but I guess they decided to take another one till my face was numb. My concern is I hope it didn't affect the baby. Right now, I'm in my first trimester, when most of the fetal organs are developing. I'm really scared. Has anyone gone through this and gave birth with a healthy baby? I know I've asked a nurse but sometime you still get paranoid. I'm not taking tylenol or penclln at all. My first appt is 8/24/07. Wish me luck!

My first Pregnancy. I'm 6 wks %26amp; 3 days pregnant. Pls need your help!!!?
This is a good resource regarding radiation, fillings and the anesthetics used in dental exams on pregnant women:





http://www.pregnancytoday.com/reference/...





Also, the following is from a website which has questions answered by qualified medical personel regarding radiation and it's effects. Here is what I found:





"The level of exposure from scatter x rays from dental x rays is too low to harm the embryo or fetus at any stage of pregnancy."





http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q21...





"Dental x rays, as with most x rays, are taken with the machine focused right on the area where the x rays need to go. Because of this there is virtually no exposure to anything other than the item of interest (in this case, a tooth or teeth)."





http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q36...





"the dose from typical dental exposure is equivalent to about one-half day of unavoidable natural background—hardly a concern."





http://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q29...
Reply:I appreciated everyone time to answer my question. Also, Lissacal... thank you for taking time to go through the internet and find all this good source regarding about radiation and filling and so on. Thank You guys!.. Report It

Reply:your nurse knows more than any of us, your question was already answered.
Reply:I would trust the nurse. If it was not safe they would have told you NO. And if you need to take some Tylenol...it is safe. Good luck.
Reply:I know it is nerve racking being pregnant the first time, but they wouldn't have done it if it was risky for the baby. Good Luck!
Reply:go with what the nurse said or if you want ask your doc
Reply:relaxxxxxxxxxx it could be worse
Reply:No, it will not affect your baby. But as a precaution, u should inform your dentist about your pregnancy.
Reply:Good luck to you! I'm sure you will be fine. Doctors and Dentists take every precaution known to man to protect pregnant mothers and their babies.
Reply:you should be fine they used all precautions because they knew you were pregnant. sorry you had to go through that.
Reply:well first good luck with that root canal, my sister who has 4 children did have her teeth worked on, and where u are in ur first trimester u can have an x-ray taken, i didnt know they could actually do the root canal, but as to the x-ray u are safe, the baby will be fine, good luck with everything
Reply:As scary as it is, keep in mind many women at 6 weeks don't even know they are pregnant and go through un-protected xrays and full blown pain killers and antibiotics and still deliver perfectly healthy babies. It sounds like you are doing everything you can to protect your baby. You are doing fine, don't worry.
Reply:they pain reliver that they used is localized which means that it wont travel in ur boby it stays right where they put it and they double protected u so u are ok with that as well if u are still really worried talk to ur ob-gyn and tell him/her they will discuse ur fears and they may even have some information that u can take with u to read hope this help oh and u can take tylenol but u cant take advil
Reply:You don't need to 'worry' about your baby being 'deformed' ... the 'anaesthetic' used was 'local' and won't 'affect' your fetus, and they used 'two' lead aprons when they did the x-rays, so you're fine there. I had a car accident when i was first pregnant and had 'whiplash' and had to be x-rayed and given 'local anaesthetic' to help 'ease' the pain ... my baby was 'fine' but I had an 'insurance rider' from the person whose car hit mine that didn't come 'off' until my son had his first child ... when she was 'normal' they finally could take the 'rider' off ... if there was ANYTHING WRONG it would have 'come out' in my first grandchild even though my SON was 'completely normal' ... and this is some 32+ years later, and they 'know more now than they did back then,' so you are 'totally safe' as far as your baby is concerned. I do hope you take some 'Tylenol' or even a 'prescription' for 'pain relief' though ... too much 'pain' CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS when you are pregnant.
Reply:Good luck honey, and take a deep breath and relax. You are going to be fine, trust me. No OB nurse would take the chance to say something is ok, if its not. They dont want to get sued. Plus your dentist would not take the chance either. Take care, stress will do more harm to your pregnancy, so chill.
Reply:I had a root canal in my second trimester after much consultation between my midwife and my dentis.. they decided it would be best to do the procedure, rather than ris infection..





I now have a PERFECTLY HEALTHY 4 YEAR OLD LITTLE MAN!!





No worries, Mom, you and your baby will be just fine!