A Longitudinal Investigation of the Periodontal Changes During Pregnancy and Fifteen Months Post‐Partum: Part II

Cohen, D. Walter; Shapiro, Jeffrey; Friedman, Lawrence; Kyle, Gaye; Franklin, Sidney N.

doi:10.1902/jop.1971.42.10.653

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“…Since the total time spent at the hospital after admission for most of the study participants did not exceed 40 days in relation to the time of the clinical examination for the plaque and gingival conditions (30), it is considered that this did not affect the results as gingival recession takes years to develop (19). However, the association between gingival bleeding on probing and recession in this study might have been exaggerated because of the tendency for having increased gingival bleeding during pregnancy and after delivery which takes time up to two or three months to resolve (31,32).…”

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Gingival recession, oral hygiene and associated factors among tanzanian women

Mumghamba

Honkala²,

Honkala³

et al. 2010

E Af Med Jrnl

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Background: Females are generally more motivated with regard to oral hygiene practices and thus brush their teeth more frequently than males. Objective: To determine the prevalence of gingival recession, oral hygiene status, oral hygiene practices and associated factors in women attending a maternity ward in Tanzania. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting: Maternity ward of Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania. Subjects: Four hundred and forty six women were interviewed on oral hygiene practices and maternal factors, and a full-mouth examination was done to determine the presence of plaque, calculus, gingival bleeding and gingival recession at six sites per tooth. Results: The prevalence of gingival recession (GR) > 1mm was 33.6%, calculus 99.3%, plaque 100%, and gingival bleeding 100%. Oral hygiene practices included toothbrushing (98.9%), brushing frequency >2 times/day (61.2%), horizontal brushing method (98%), and using a plastic toothbrush (97.8%). Factors that were significantly associated with gingival recession were age (OR a =2.0, 95% CI=1.3-3.2), presence of calculus (OR a =3.8, 95% CI=2.5-7.1), and gingival bleeding on probing (OR a =4.2, 95% CI=2.5-7.1). Tooth cleaning practices and maternal factors, especially the number of pregnancies or deliveries were not significantly associated with gingival recession. Conclusion: In this study population, oral hygiene was poor and gingival recession was associated with age, calculus and gingival inflammation rather than with tooth cleaning practices.

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Gingival recession, oral hygiene and associated factors among tanzanian women

Mumghamba

Honkala²,

Honkala³

et al. 2010

E Af Med Jrnl

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“…3,5 A fairly consistent observation is that these changes occur in the absence of changes in oral hygiene indices. 2,3,4 There are several other risk factors that have been associated with periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is worse in older age groups, 8 due to cumulative tissue destruction rather than an agerelated increased susceptibility to periodontal disease.…”

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“…The mean number of teeth present was 28 (sd 2) per subject, mean percentage of sites with plaque present was 60.5% (sd 22.6), mean pocket depth was P regnant women demonstrate an increased level of gingival inflammation compared to non-pregnant controls. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] There have also been studies that have shown an increased probing depth during pregnancy 1,4 however others have failed to demonstrate this finding. 3,5 A fairly consistent observation is that these changes occur in the absence of changes in oral hygiene indices.…”

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] There have also been studies that have shown an increased probing depth during pregnancy 1,4 however others have failed to demonstrate this finding. 3,5 A fairly consistent observation is that these changes occur in the absence of changes in oral hygiene indices. 2,3,4 There are several other risk factors that have been associated with periodontal disease.…”

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Periodontal health of London women during early pregnancy

Moore¹,

Ide²,

Wilson³

et al. 2001

Br Dent J

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“…The lack of an association with bleeding on probing may have been complicated by a known association between pregnancy and increased gingival inflammation. [22][23][24][25][26] Pregnancy outcome data collection was very successful with only 2.2% of subjects missing outcome data. It is difficult to compare the population in this study with either other UK or US maternity populations, however some data are available.…”

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