Anyone had dental care in pregnancy?

Hi there I have got to have a filling removed and replaced as I have cavities in the tooth and am in pain, and a normal filling but I am only 11 weeks pregnant. I was going to wait until after I had the baby as I have heard a mixed reaction to dental care in pregnancy. I went to the dentist for advice today and he seemed happy to go ahead! Is this correct? as I have heard you should avoid x-rays local anaesthetic injections etc. Has anyone else had this type of thing done and everything was ok? Thank you for your help
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I'm in the same boat you are. I had a tooth "fall apart" and HAD to go to the dentist. they ended up doing some x-rays (using 2 lead shields) and then did 3 cavity removals and new fillings. They called my OBGYN before they did anythign and he told them it was fine to do. They said the pain I was experiencing was worse for the baby and if there was an infection in there it could travel to the baby. I'm 11 weeks also and now I think I have to have a root canal. I go in tomorrow to find out for sure. I think your doctor will agree that the benefits outweight the costs on dental work.
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