Perception of oral condition, use of dental services and factors related to high-risk pregnancies
SELF-REPORTED ORAL HEALTH CONDITION, FACTORS RELATED TO HIGH-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN
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https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2021.43.11512Keywords:
Dental care, Diabetes gestacional, Pregnancy high-risk, Hypertension pregnancy-induced, Oral healthAbstract
The aim of this study were to verify the use of dental care and oral health perception of high-risk pregnant women. This cross-sectional, inquiry-type research was performed with 1200 high-risk pregnant women who received prenatal care in a specialized health care reference center, in the period of two years. Women in advanced pregnancy and those who were not able to answer the questions were excluded. The data were analyzed in Epi Info 7.4.1 and Bioestat 5.3 software, at 5% significance level. The most prevalent changes to the classification of high-risk pregnancies were maternal age (39.08%), hypertension (26.90%), and diabetes (10.32). From the total respondents, 40.08% had visited the dental office over 1 year ago, which was associated with age and occupation (p<0.002). Unemployed pregnant women were 2.03 times more likely to use the dental service less than a year ago (p=0,010). From the respondents, 72.17% reported their teeth and gingiva as "fair" or "very poor", and 75.58% reported having had a toothache. The oral health perception was related to age (p=0.0156), level of education (p<0.0001), income (p<0.0001), occupation (p<0.0001), marital status (p<0.0001), and dental care utilization (p<0.0001). It can be concluded that the dental care utilization by high-risk pregnant women was still low, although a portion of the patients reported oral health as "fair" to "very poor”. The most prevalent changes to the classification of high-risk pregnancies were: maternal age, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, dependence on legal or illegal drugs, thyroid disorders and obstetric diseases in current pregnancy.
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