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Oral Status in Pregnant Women from Post-Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia in Reference to Occurrence of: Preterm Labors, Low Birth Weight and Type of Labor

Department of Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Plac Akademicki 17, 41-902 Bytom, Poland
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Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 528; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040528
Received: 2 October 2020 / Revised: 25 November 2020 / Accepted: 27 November 2020 / Published: 1 December 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maternal and Child Health: Advances in Translational Research)
Increased levels of steroid hormones, action of local irritants and the lack of proper hygiene measures are of great importance in the development of dental caries, gingivitis and inflammation of the periodontal area in pregnant women. The aim of the study was to evaluate the state of oral hygiene and the periodontal area is such a population and assess the effectiveness of performed hygiene treatments and analyse changes in hygiene habits after oral hygiene instructions. The study was performed in two parts on a group of 50 pregnant women. The first part took place between the 14th and 17th week of pregnancy. The control study was conducted between the 27th and 30th week of pregnancy. Patients were subjected to a dental examination. Poor oral hygiene was observed among the examined patients. After the first examination, oral hygiene instruction was provided to 25 randomly selected pregnant patients. The effect of periodontal diseases on the time of labor was observed. Oral hygiene instructions significantly affected the state of the periodontal area of pregnant women for whom it was performed. It was confirmed that the advancement of pregnancy influences deterioration of the periodontium and also term of childbirth. Undoubtedly, pregnant women receive insufficient dental care. Priority should be given to dental care education of for pregnant women and alleviating the impact of oral diseases on the organism of a pregnant woman. View Full-Text
Keywords: oral hygiene; pregnancy; periodontal status oral hygiene; pregnancy; periodontal status
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Katarzyńska-Konwa, M.; Obersztyn, I.; Trzcionka, A.; Mocny-Pachońska, K.; Mosler, B.; Tanasiewicz, M. Oral Status in Pregnant Women from Post-Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia in Reference to Occurrence of: Preterm Labors, Low Birth Weight and Type of Labor. Healthcare 2020, 8, 528. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040528

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Katarzyńska-Konwa M, Obersztyn I, Trzcionka A, Mocny-Pachońska K, Mosler B, Tanasiewicz M. Oral Status in Pregnant Women from Post-Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia in Reference to Occurrence of: Preterm Labors, Low Birth Weight and Type of Labor. Healthcare. 2020; 8(4):528. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040528

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Katarzyńska-Konwa, Marta, Izabela Obersztyn, Agata Trzcionka, Katarzyna Mocny-Pachońska, Bartosz Mosler, and Marta Tanasiewicz. 2020. "Oral Status in Pregnant Women from Post-Industrial Areas of Upper Silesia in Reference to Occurrence of: Preterm Labors, Low Birth Weight and Type of Labor" Healthcare 8, no. 4: 528. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040528

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