ATLANTA – Oral health – whether poor or good – seems to run in families. Is it behavior, biology, or both?
At the annual Pregnancy Meeting sponsored by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Dr. Renee Samelson, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist with a certification in preventive medicine, said that taking care of moms’ teeth and gums, even before pregnancy, gives children the best shot at maintaining a healthy mouth from infancy to old age.
Watch an interview with Dr. Samelson here.