Some risks during pregnancy related to periodontal disease and dental cavities in Yemen

Authors

  • Maribel de las Mercedes Bastarrechea Milián Facultad de Estomatología de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Natividad M. Alfonso Betancourt Facultad de Estomatología de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Maritza Oliva Pérez Facultad de Estomatología de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana

Keywords:

Pregnancy buccal risks, periodontal disease and pregnancy dental cavities

Abstract

Yemen is a country with great regional differences in its social, economic and literacy structure, which is demonstrated in death mother mortality, children mortality of children aged younger than 5 and the present needs for health care of its population. Taking into account this situation our objective was to value how some biosocial risk factors identified in the bibliography may influence on the buccal health status in the pregnant. Thus, a cross-sectional analytical study was conducted and also all pregnant seen in the Al Wahdah Teaching Hospital and in prenatal care polyclinic in Kormazar, both located in Aden city, Yemen during 8 months. Pregnants were classified according the risk level (high, moderate and low) and these were related to presence of dental cavities and periodontal disease.

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2009-10-16

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Bastarrechea Milián M de las M, Alfonso Betancourt NM, Oliva Pérez M. Some risks during pregnancy related to periodontal disease and dental cavities in Yemen. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2009 Oct. 16 [cited 2025 Feb. 23];46(4):1-15. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2629

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