Evaluation of risk factors suffering dental caries in pregnants from Araraquara, Brazil
Keywords:
caries risk, dental, pregnant.Abstract
The knowledge of risk of carried during pregnant is essential for an appropriatetreatment using educational and preventives actions to mother for a good care of
their oral health and that of children. The main objective of present retrospective
study was to identify the risk of caries of pregnants (aged 15-44, mean= 25 years)
came to clinic of Preventive Odontology of Araraquara-UNSEP from 1999 to 2007,
using 166 medical records obtained by the third pregraduate year students,
following the pre-established guidelines. The information collected includes:
classification of caries risk diagnosis, pregnancy trimester, carbohydrates ingestion
(between or during foods), dental plaques (O'Leary's plaque control registry) and
the number of teeth with caries. The statistical analysis used the Chi
and ANOVA
tests. Most of patients showed a 25 % or more of teeth surfaces with dental
plaques (92.1 %) and carbohydrates consumption among foods (89.2 %). The
mean (SD) of carried and restores teeth was of 7.9 (5.1) and 4.0 (3.4),
respectively and the posterior teeth were the more involved by caries/restorations.
As regards the diagnosis of caries risk, classification of high risk was observed in
the 38.5 % of pregnants, moderate in the 47.6 %) and low in the 13.9 %. There
was a statistically significant association (p= 0.001) between the carbohydrates
consumption and the diagnosis of caries risk. The plaque's rate was similar in the
different trimesters of pregnancy (f= 0.223; p= 0.803). The caries risk of most
pregnant women was high or moderate and it was associated with the consumption
of carbohydrates.
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