ArticleOral health & preventive dentistry2023
Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Literacy of Pregnant Women: A Scoping Review.
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- Oral Health, Anxiety, Depression, and Stress in Pregnancy: A Rapid Review of Associations and Implications for Perinatal Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled 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
- Dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perceived barriers regarding oral health care of women during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of antenatal care providers about oral health care for pregnant women: a cross-sectional survey study in Shanghai.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Oral prophylaxis for the reduction of interdental dysbiosis-associated red complex pathogens during pregnancy: a randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Self-assessed oral health behaviours in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study in the Polish population.Archives of medical science : AMS · 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
- Expert consensus on the treatment of oral diseases in pregnant women and infants.International journal of oral science · 2025Review
- Changes, Desire, Fear and Beliefs: Women's Feelings and Perceptions About Dental Care During Pregnancy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study of Oral Health and Hygiene Practices Among Pregnant Women.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Dental Care in High-Risk Pregnancy: A Scoping Review.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryArticle
- Development and validation of a Spanish-language questionnaire to assess mothers' knowledge and practices regarding their children's oral health.Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)Article
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Abstract
purposePregnancy is a state particularly sensitive to oral pathologies (periodontal and decay). The oral health status of pregnant women can have an impact on the outcome of the pregnancy and the oral health of the child to come. As in the general population, the oral health of pregnant women is socially determined and dependent on psychosocial factors, including factors related to health behaviours. Research into the determinants of oral health in pregnant women will allow a better understanding of the mechanisms of action specific to this period of perinatality. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe methodology of a scoping review was selected with the objective of investigating the contribution of knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP) and oral health literacy on pregnant women's oral health.
resultsOf the 67 articles selected, 52 studied the 'knowledge' component, 27 the 'attitude' (including the perception and beliefs concerning health), and 54 the 'practice' component, while 6 articles examined literacy. The KAP components were studied in relation to socioeconomic determinants, oral health status, healthcare utilisation and oral health literacy. The level of oral health literacy of pregnant women is strongly related to their living environment and socioprofessional level which influences their attitudes and practices. Woman's oral health practices before pregnancy can be a predictor of her practices during pregnancy.
conclusionThe complex nature of the attitude component (locus of control, sense of self-efficacy, perceived importance) is little discussed. The heterogeneity and exhaustiveness of topics related to KAP raises the question of how to more accurately assess KAP in pregnant women in a valid, reproducible, and transferable manner and the need to build a structured oral health consensus body of work. This review is a first step towards identifying the psychosocial factors that are essential for developing a model of educational intervention in oral health that combines the process of behavioural change and decision making while taking into account the concept of empowerment, and with the aim of reducing social inequalities in health.
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