A patient, Suzanne, is 4 months pregnant. She is concerned about her recent sinus infection that required penicillin therapy. She is worried that her baby's teeth will be discolored. She is also concerned that her baby will have a missing maxillary lateral incisor because her father and aunt do not have these teeth. Penicillin can cause

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Although all medications should be avoided during pregnancy, penicillin does not have a specific concern. Suzanne is most likely thinking of tetracycline staining, a condition that occurs when an expectant mother or young child with developing tooth crowns takes the antibiotic tetracycline. The teeth of the developing fetus or young child discolor, ranging from yellow to brown or grayish blue.

A Patient, Suzanne, Is 4 Months Pregnant