More Children, More Tooth Loss

Posted by Brenda Lane Jul 16, 2008

It has long been known that there are correlations between pregnancy and dental health. Studies have shown that poor dental health can lead to preterm labor.

New evidence now shows that the more children a mother has, the more likely she will have missing teeth. The trend seems to hold across racial and socio-economic boundaries among American women.

Dr Stefani Russell explains that there may be a cause and effect result from pregnancy and dental health in the following areas:

• Since pregnancy often makes mothers more prone to gum inflammation. several pregnancies could result in tooth loss in women.
• Mothers may not make their own dental treatment a priority when they have other financial concerns with having a family.
• Perhaps the time required to care for her children decreases the time a mother spends on her own oral health.

So word to the the wise mothers out there, take good care of your own teeth when you are trying hard to take care of your families!

Brenda