Salisha,

Try to get the referral to the oral surgeon. It is imperative that you get this diagnosed and treated if necessary prior to getting pregnant. Depending on what the problem is... will determine the treatment.

Also, a chronic infection can reduce the chances of becoming pregnant and/or it can put you into a high risk category during your pregnancy.

It is always best to be as healthy as possible before becoming pregnant as the pregnancy hormones can exacerbate an infection or other inflammatory problem.

Bryanna


chronicQUOTE=Salisha;1089770]Hi Bryanna,

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply.

Here I would need to have a referral from the dentist to see an oral surgeon. I'm not sure what I would do about this, as my dentist was quite certain there were no problems with the healing and just said they'd check again if I still wasn't happy when I went back in a couple of weeks for the cleaning.

The situation is complicated by the fact that we're currently trying to start a family (with time very much not on my side) and I am concerned as to what would happen should I fall pregnant and this turn out to be a problem down the line. Is it something that might require extensive surgery to fix?

Sorry for yet more questions and thanks again, for your help Bryanna.[/QUOTE]