No, if you don't get enough calcium during pregnancy, your body doesn't take calcium from your teeth.
This myth may have come about because many women who previously had healthy teeth and gums, during pregnancy, they may notice that their gums become swollen, inflamed or bleed. Sometimes, you will hear this condition called "pregnancy gingivitis." It is the result of changing hormone levels including increased amounts of progesterone and may appear as early as the first trimester.
Necessary dental appointments during pregnancy
Since pregnancy tends to influence periodontal status, and considering the potential reported relation between periodontal disease and pregnancy complications, careful periodontal diagnosis and treatment before as well as during pregnancy is warranted. A lot of studies are documented by the NCBI, National Center for Biotechnology Information on pregnancy and birth and gum disease.
Worldwide education is needed
There is a need to educate healthcare personnel further about oral health and pregnancy outcomes in other countries, as well as, the United States. Healthcare personnel should be informed on how diseases in the mouth, during pregnancy, can relate to the rest of the body. A study done in October of 2008 was done to investigate whether or not it is possible to decrease the chance of preterm birth and low birth-weight in the case of healthy non-smoking women through the elimination of periodontal inflammation by providing professional oral hygiene treatment during pregnancy. It was found that the periodontal treatment might have contributed to a more optimal date of delivery and to achieving a larger birth-weight.
There is, however, a disagreement between periodontal disease and low birth rate. One study done at Selcuk University by the Faculty of Dentistry in the Department of Periodontology in Turkey, showed that there is an association between periodontal disease and prematurity/low birth rate and another finding done by the Department of Periodontics at Feira de Santana State University in Brazil, showed no association between periodontal status and prematurity/low birth weight. Another pregnancy study done in 2007, indicates that problems with wisdom teeth and bone disease are a significant risk progression during pregnancy.
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