Perinatal & Infant Care
An important step for our practice is helping pregnant female patients understand the importance of perinatal care which plays a large role in the oral health of the unborn child. It has long been established that there is link between oral and systemic health in many facets of dentistry. The perinatal period is defined slightly differently depending on the organization it comes from, but it is generally the period of time (usually several weeks) before and after childbirth.
Both Dr. Gary and Dr. Stephen will review your oral health practices related to your hygiene, education, fluoride levels, and caries risk assessment (risk for getting cavities) among other topics. Dental caries is a transmissible and chronic disease of the teeth and our aim is to limit this since failure to do so can result in early childhood caries (abbreviated “ECC”) for the child, which poses a serious problem.