Can I get clear braces if I am pregnant?

If you are pregnant, tell your orthodontist before getting clear braces. Pregnancy may cause changes that affect your mouth. Many women experience some infection of their gums during pregnancy. Also, lumps sometimes will appear between your teeth and along your gum line. These conditions don't rule out the possibility of getting braces, but they could complicate the procedure.

Having braces while you are pregnant will be no problem at all. There are two things that you need to be careful of however, swollen gums and x-rays. Pregnancy changes the hormonal balance of your body while you're expecting and that change can cause "pregnancy gingivitis" or swollen gums. This is really just an exagerated response to plaque that is ever present in your mouth. The fix is just improved oral hygiene. The x-ray issue is simple... notify your orthodontist that you are pregnant and do not allow him or his staff to take any x-rays of your mouth until after you've delivered.