Knowledge on oral health and demand of dental services in relation to the periodontal disease in pregnant women

Authors

  • Caridad Almarales Sierra Clínica dental Antonio Maceo. La Habana
  • Yuliette Llerandi Abril Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Facultad de Estomatología

Keywords:

Pregnancy, gestation, periodontopathies, periodontal disease, oral health knowledge, demand for stomatological services

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: to assess the level of knowledge on oral health and its connection with the prevalence and severity of the periodontal disease, as well as the demand of dental services on the part of the pregnant women, to determine the prevalence and severity of the periodontal disease in pregnant women, to evaluate the relationship between the level of knowledge and the prevalence of the periodontal disease, and between the demand of dental services and the prevalence and severity of the periodontal disease. METHODS: 71 pregnant women from Moncada, Plaza and Rampa polyclinics that were recruited from September to December 2006 were surveyed. Russell® periodontal index was used to determine their periodontal affectation. RESULTS: it was observed a predominance of pregnant women with an unsatisfactory level of knowledge (59.1 %). The prevalence of the periodontal disease in the studied group was high (87.3 %), but not severity. A statistical significative relation was found between the level of knowledge on oral health and the prevalence of the disease (p=0.01586). It was not so with severity. CONCLUSIONS: The demand of dental care on the part of pregnant women was low (only 36.6 % required it) and it was connected neither with the prevalence and severity of the periodontal disease, nor with the level of knowledge on oral health.

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Published

2008-04-15

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Almarales Sierra C, Llerandi Abril Y. Knowledge on oral health and demand of dental services in relation to the periodontal disease in pregnant women. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2008 Apr. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 5];45(2):11-7. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2579

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 2 (2008): APR- JUN

Section

Research Article

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