Self‐reported gingival conditions and self‐care in the oral health of Danish women during pregnancy

Christensen, Lisa Bøge; Jeppe-Jensen, Dorte; Petersen, Poul Erik

doi:10.1034/j.1600-051x.2003.00404.x

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“…Among our respondents 83.5% visited a dental clinic during the pregnancy at least once. This result is much higher than the average compared to similar researches carried out abroad, although similar results have been obtained by a study in Denmark where nine out of 10 pregnant women were regular users of the dental care system (18). Less than half of the women (43.2%) had visited a den tist during their pregnancy according to a study conducted in North Dakota, USA; the major reason as indicated by the re spondents was that they had not any problems.…”

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Accessibility of information about oral health and dental care to pregnant women in Vilnius

Pūrienė¹,

Grybienė²,

Bond³

et al. 2011

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Background. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the accessibility of informa tion about oral health and dental care to pregnant women in Vilnius.Materials and methods. An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to 363 pregnant women in the city of Vilnius. The response rate was 79%. The respondents were divided into groups according to their education, marital status, occupation, the dental office they visit, the source of information used, knowledge about oral health influence on the fetus' health, and complications during previous pregnancies.Results. The mean age of the respondents was 27.52 ± 0.62 years. Of them, 83.5% during their pregnancy visited a dental clinic on a regular basis; 60.63% of women were aware of the fact that oral health affected the condition of their fetus; 75% of pregnant women noted they would derive the information concerning oral health and dental care during pregnancy from popular literature rather than from medical pro fessionals. Women attending private dental practice obtained more information from side sources than did patients of a public dental practice (81.9% and 63.8%, respective ly; p < 0.014); 60.6% of respondents received information about oral health and dental care during pregnancy from their gynecologist; 25.7% of respondents noted that they had not received any information on oral or dental care during pregnancy.Conclusions. In general, information about dental care was available to all preg nant women that participated in the study. The information in respect of oral health and dental care obtained from dentists was not sufficient. The main source of informa tion about oral care received by the women surveyed during pregnancy was a gyne cologist and other sources such as journals, the internet, books, etc.

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Accessibility of information about oral health and dental care to pregnant women in Vilnius

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“…The high estrogen levels in pregnant women can lead to periodontal inflammation, edema, high sensitivity and a tendency to bleed easily, and can cause pre-existing gingivitis to worsen considerably if plaque is not removed [5]. The incidence of gingival inflammation in pregnant women has been reported to range from 30 to 100% [5,6,7]. Many studies have shown periodontal disease to be an independent risk factor for pre-term birth and low birth weight [8,9,10,11].…”

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Turkish Women’s Self-Reported Knowledge and Behavior towards Oral Health during Pregnancy

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate oral health care knowledge and behavior of women during pregnancy. Subjects and Methods: The study population consisted of 351 mothers with children under 3 months of age who presented at Gülhane Medical Academy’s Department of Pediatrics for a routine child check-up. Mothers were asked to complete a questionnaire about their knowledge and behavior regarding dental care during pregnancy. Results: All the women who participated in the study had dental insurance, and most of them had high levels of education. Of the 351 mothers, 263 (75%) had heard about possible connections between oral health and pregnancy outcome, and 165 (47%) believed tooth and periodontal problems could affect pregnancy outcome. However, 256 (73%) women still believed that calcium would be drawn out of their teeth by the developing baby, and 151 (43%) believed in the erroneous statement ‘A tooth for a baby’. 241 (68.7%) women had experienced oral health problems during pregnancy; however, only 48 (13.7%) visited a dentist during their pregnancy. Conclusions: Turkish women, despite having knowledge that adverse pregnancy events may be related to dental and periodontal problems, did not seek oral health care during pregnancy. This suggests the need to better educate medical providers to inform pregnant women to obtain oral health care during pregnancy.

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“…A gestação é um acontecimento fisiológico, com alterações orgânicas naturais, mas que impõe aos profissionais da saúde a necessidade de conhecimentos para uma abordagem diferenciada (3,16,13) . Os profissionais da saúde bucal devem trabalhar de forma integrada com os demais profissionais da equipe de saúde e, no que diz respeito ao atendimento da gestante (1,12,16) . A gravidez por si só não determina quadro de doenças bucais.…”

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“…Encontramos ainda, nas diretrizes da política nacional de saúde bucal, orientações sobre a necessidade de ampliação do acesso a saúde bucal com objetivo de superar o modelo de atenção que focava a doença e não a prevenção. Este objetivo visa dar garantia de atendimento individual às gestantes utilizando ações educativo-preventivas com intuito de "empoderar" estas mulheres quanto a sua saúde, transformando-as em agentes multiplicadores de saber em saúde e atores fundamentais para a transformação das suas condições de saúde (2,16,18) . Entretanto, tais documentos não trazem orientações que designem o papel de cada membro da equipe de saúde na organização do atendimento integrado à gestante, fazendo com que suas atividades sejam desarticuladas sem um beneficio direto a este público.…”

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A percepção do enfermeiro da saúde da família sobre saúde bucal na gestação

Venancio¹,

Paula²,

Imada³

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Self‐reported gingival conditions and self‐care in the oral health of Danish women during pregnancy

Abstract: Despite a high level of self-efficacy among the pregnant women as for oral health and oral health care combined with a high level of oral hygiene and dental visiting habits, there seems to be a substantial need for increased awareness of gingival oral health.

Cited by 70 publications

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Accessibility of information about oral health and dental care to pregnant women in Vilnius

Accessibility of information about oral health and dental care to pregnant women in Vilnius

Turkish Women’s Self-Reported Knowledge and Behavior towards Oral Health during Pregnancy

A percepção do enfermeiro da saúde da família sobre saúde bucal na gestação

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