The dental caries associated with risk factor during pregnancy
Keywords:
regnancy, dental caries, risk factorsAbstract
The gestational period is related to a great incidence of dental caries although theassociation between pregnancy and the caries's increase has not possible to
determine scientifically yet. To determine the presence of dental caries and some
associated risk factors during the first and the third trimester of pregnancy to
detect the appearance of new carious lesions and the changes related to risk factors
between both trimesters. A longitudinal and descriptive study was conducted from
December, 2006 to February, 2008 in Florida municipality of Camagüey province.
Study universe included 38 pregnants and sample included 21 interviewed and
examined during both trimesters to determine the presence of caries y the risk
factors, a poor oral hygiene, cardiogenic diet, a low salivary pH, occurrence of
vomiting and a previous pregnancy. The necessary information was registered in a
form designed to that end. At the first trimester the 80.95 % had dental caries with
appearance of new lesions in 6 pregnants for the third trimester. The more frequent
risk factors during the first trimester were the cariogenic diet in the 66.66 % and a
poor oral hygiene in the 47.61 % of patients. None of the pregnants modified its
diet during pregnancy; however, the poor oral hygiene only remained in the 14.28 %.
The 52.38 % of the pregnants involved during the first trimester had a cariogenic
diet and the 47.61 % had a previous pregnancy. There was involvement due to new
caries during pregnancy. The more frequent risk factors were a cariogenic diet, a
poor oral hygiene and a previous pregnancy. The pregnants not modified their diet
but improved the oral hygiene during pregnancy and all of them with vomiting and
a low salivary pH had dental caries in both trimesters.
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