Dental problems while pregnant? Help?

I am 11w5d pregnant. I have had a abscessed tooth for about 2 years and some broke teeth in the back of my mouth. I know that I shouldn't have been so careless and not go to the dentist to get the took taken out, but before I got pregnant I didn't really care about myself and didn't care that the tooth was infected. So now the tooth bothers me REALLY bad and the gums around it are swollen badly. How long should I wait to get the tooth pulled? Is it safe to get it pulled while pregnant? Will they be able to numb it? Also, if I don't get the tooth taken out, how could it affect the baby? Thank you~
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You should have the tooth removed ASAP. With a problem like yours, any treatment risks to your child are so tiny and negligible compared to the risks of you becoming seriously ill from an abscess, or having to take too many painkillers. The longer you leave it, the more difficult it might become to numb it. There are insignificant risks from local anaesthetics, and absolutely NO risk from Xrays. I used to work in the same medical building as an obstetrician, and he had no worries sending me pregnant ladies with toothaches. If you have any further doubts, ask your obstetrician. Don't ask a GP, they're not always on the ball.
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