This is so crazy! I never had any dental issues during pregnancy and losing my teeth like that would literally be my worst nightmare come to life! These poor women! They really need to do more research into this area to see if there are any preventative measures that can be taken.

I work in dental and I have never heard of teeth becoming this bad due to pregnancy. I feel like I want to look into this a bit more and talk to some colleagues at work and see how this can happen to such an extent. This is very interesting

Dental care during pregnancy is crucial because hormonal changes can make gums more susceptible to inflammation and gum disease, which has been linked to potential complications like premature birth and low birth weight for the baby; maintaining good oral hygiene helps prevent this and ensures overall health for both mother and child.
I had my pregnancies whilst living in the UK and free dental care was provided during the pregnancy till a year after the birth.

I had no idea your teeth could fall out when you are pregnant. I was a bit clueless when I was pregnant and just winged everything. That would be quite scary and expensive if this did happen to someone. It is amazing what women go through and the things you often learn.

I have heard that old wives tale before, and it did make me very cautious throughout my pregnancy. I had a check up at 6 months to ensure I wasn’t leading down gum disease territory. Very sad for this mum, it must have been so painful and so disheartening to experience

Not sure about the comment below from the Dental Professional (not sure what that is exactly) but my Father in law was a retired Dentist and he always said that I needed to take extra care of my teeth during pregnancy and he told me about one of his clients that was in the same boat as the lady above. She was in her 20’s a lost all her upper teeth when she was pregnant with her first.

Absolute rubbish! Your gums can become inflamed in pregnancy and if you have morning sickness and throw up then the acid can cause decay. But your teeth are fully formed and cannot have nutrients removed in pregnancy. Lack of dental hygiene and poor diet will cause decay every time. (I’m a dental professional)

Thankfully it hasn’t happened to me but my nan had this. All her teeth fell out after she has my uncle, apparently he sucked all the calcium out of her body and that why they fell out. So it does happen.

omg that is my worst nightmare!!!!

Oh wow I thought I was the only one! How crazy

My second pregnancy took a toll on my teeth!
I was eating sausages for dinner and thought there was a bit of bone in one as I bit into something hard and when I took it from my mouth it was whiteish. As time went by it happened again and I started to get cuts on my cheek. It was then that I noticed one of my wisdom teeth was quite sharp along the cheek side. A trip to the dentist confirmed that my wisdom tooth was breaking apart. After the baby was born I had two of my wisdom teeth removed, the one that was sharp had a gash in it that looked like the Grand Canyon.

I have heard of this happening. I did have a tooth problem during pregnancy and post pregnancy I’ve had a couple of issues too.

That was what my mum was telling me…teeth are getting weaker during pregnancy and this is why we need to take more care about oral hygiene while pregnant

Fortunately my teeth survived. I wonder if it is because the growing baby is taking so much calcium from the mother?

Interesting – never knew this to be a symptom of pregnancy.

Aww, the poor thing. I did have some dental issues – sore and bleeding gums — and maybe the constant 24/7 morning sickness and vomiting didn’t help either.

I asked my dentist about this and she made it seem impossible for pregnancy to cause such an outcome

Oh wow! While I didn’t enjoy being pregnant and I certainly didn’t “glow” I was lucky enough not to experience that! I did get bleeding gums though..

No, luckily I didn’t. My kids were born in Northern Ireland and dental care is free there for pregnant women and a year after birth, which is very helpful for those who have problems.

My teeth didn’t fall out but they became very sensitive and I had more cavities than usual.