Prescription of Medication
When prescribing medication during pregnancy,
the main concern is the risk of teratogenesis,
because drugs cross the placenta by simple diffusion.
Drugs are administered during pregnancy
only when they are essential for the pregnant
woman's well-being, and the drug of choice should
always be the one that is the least toxic. In practice,
dentists mainly prescribe antibiotics to control
infections and painkillers to relieve the pain. Any
drug that is prescribed during pregnancy should
have the fewest possible side effects and it should
aim to improve the health of the mother or the fetus