PMID: 15368876Sep 17, 2004Paper

Effect of general health and sociocultural variables on periodontal status of pregnant women

Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology
Fatemeh SarlatiNasim Jahanbakhsh

Abstract

The influence of sociocultural variables, pre-existing conditions of general, oral and dental health and hormonal changes on periodontal status during pregnancy has been reported in some clinical studies and there has been speculation about the effects of these parameters on periodontal health during pregnancy. This study evaluates the periodontal condition (plaque index, gingival index, probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level) of 140 pregnant women and its relationship to demographic (age, professional level and education) and clinical variables (previous pregnancy, gestation period, previous periodontal maintenance, previous live births and health status). All periodontal data were recorded by the same examiner. Statistical tests used were ANOVA, ANCOVA, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman's rank correlation. The level of statistical significance was established at p< or =0.05. There were statistically significant differences between plaque index levels across educational level categories, the plaque index decreased as the level of education increased (p=0.0068). Clinical attachment loss was also significantly higher in patients not holding a salaried position (p=0.045). Plaque indexes were significantl...Continue Reading

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