Oral and Dental Health Habits and Approaches to Dental Treatment of Pregnants in a Turkish Subpopulation: A Survey Study

Authors : Katibe Tuğçe TEMUR, İsa TEMUR

Pages : 70-78

Doi:10.61139/ijdor.1303238

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Publication Date : 2023-08-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the oral and dental health habits of pregnant women in the Central Anatolian region and their approaches to dental treatments. Methodology: This study was conducted in 293 randomly selected pregnant women who applied to the obstetrics and gynaecology outpatient clinic for pregnancy control and volunteered to participate in the study. The questionnaire was administered face-to-face after obtaining informed consent form from the pregnant women. The comparison of the answers to the questions according to age, education, and income was made with the chi-square test. The significance is p<0.05. Results: 120 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(41%); of the pregnant women reported that they rarely brushed their teeth, while 281 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(95.9%); reported that they did not have any additional oral hygiene habits. 218 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(74.4%); of the pregnant women reported that they did not go to the dentist during pregnancy and 251 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(85.7%); of the pregnant women did not refer them to the dentist by the obstetrician and gynaecologist. There was a significant difference between income and education in tooth brushing frequency insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. There is a statistical difference according to the income level and education level of answering questions correctly about oral and dental health during pregnancy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. The rate of going to the dentist and using dental floss while planning pregnancy was higher in the age group of 26-43 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that the oral and dental hygiene habits of the pregnant women were not sufficient and they avoided dental treatment. In addition, it was observed that gynaecologists and obstetricians did not sufficiently refer women and pregnant women to the dentist. Training must be organized for pregnant women in the region in terms of oral and dental health and dental treatments during pregnancy.
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