title: Oral and maxillofacial surgery for the pregnant patient.
abstract: This article describes clinical approaches for the perioperative management of the pregnant oral and maxillofacial surgical patient. The following topics are discussed: ethical principles of treatment during pregnancy, physiologic changes and their treatment considerations, fetal and maternal risks of various medications, medical problems occurring during pregnancy, and common minimally invasive approaches that the surgeon can apply to minimize the risk to the mother and unborn child. The strategies discussed provide successful treatment outcomes during this important time in the female surgical patient's life.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. thomas_flynn@hsdm.harvard.edu
authors: Thomas R
authors: TR
authors: Flynn
authors: Srinivas M
authors: SM
authors: Susarla
mesh_terms: D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D018811:Maternal Exposure; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors