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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.

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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.

The video associated with this article is no longer available on this site. Please view all of our videos on the MDedge YouTube channel

msullivan@frontlinemedcom.com

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.

The video associated with this article is no longer available on this site. Please view all of our videos on the MDedge YouTube channel

msullivan@frontlinemedcom.com

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