India, June 20 -- Many changes occur during pregnancy, including increased cravings, weight gain, nausea, swollen ankles and so on. But did you know there are several overlooked side effects of pregnancy, and one of them is right under your nose (quite literally)? It's your mouth. Hormonal changes can also affect your teeth and gums. This is why when you are expecting, you can't skip your dentist.

Lt Gen (Dr) Vimal Arora, MDS, Chief Clinical Officer at Clove Dental, shared with HT Lifestyle that hormonal changes during pregnancy can affect both the mother and the fetus. He emphasised that oral screening is integral to both maternal and fetal wellbeing.

He said, "During pregnancy, the body is bombarded with surges of estrogen and progest...