ArticleBMC oral health2021
Pregnant women utilization of dental services: still a challenge in low resource setting.
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- Barriers and facilitators of oral health care utilization among pregnant women: a mixed-methods systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Oral health knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of an Oral Health Education Program on Knowledge, Attitude, and Clinical Oral Health Indices in Pregnant Women in Urmia, Iran: A Nonrandomized Controlled Intervention Study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Article
- Public health dentists in maternal and child oral health in India: workforce roles, systemic barriers, and policy implications from a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Association of anxiety and depression with oral health status of pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi: a study protocol.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Healthcare workers' perspectives on integrated oral and antenatal health care at public health facilities in southwestern nigeria: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and factors associated with the presence of oral infections in pregnant women in a medium-sized municipality in Brazil.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Regarding Dental Diagnosis and Treatment During Pregnancy Among Pregnant Women in Harbin, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Oral health behavior of pregnant women in Nigeria: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Maternal Periodontal Disease: An Overview on Meta-Analytic and Methodological Quality.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundPoor oral health in pregnancy can be associated with poor pregnancy outcome, however, dental consultation among pregnant women appears to be low.
methodsThis was a questionnaire-based study of 413 women who attended the antenatal clinic of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu. The information obtained was analyzed using SPSS version 22. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
resultsOnly 36 (8.7%) of the respondents had dental consultations in index pregnancy for complaints such as tooth ache and decay (66.7%) and pain as well as swelling of the gum (33.3%). The most common reason given for not visiting a dentist during the index pregnancy was the visit not being relevant to their pregnancy outcome (69.2%). After counseling them, only 249 (60.3%) agreed to have dental consultation during subsequent pregnancies. The relationship between visiting the dentist and place of residence (< 0.001), occupation (0.019) and frequency of brushing/ changing of brush (0.005, < 0.001 respectively) were statistically significant.
conclusionThe prevalence of dental consultation during pregnancy is very low. Pregnant women should be encouraged to have routine dental consultation with oral health counseling and check-up incorporated as part of routine antenatal care.
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