Buco-dental health status on pregnant women in Armenia city , Colombia
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Summary: Objective: The pregnant oral
health is nowdays a very important issue of socialcultural and academic matter due to chances that
can be seen. The oral health is essential for the well-being of pregnant woman. The objective was:
To determinate the bucodental status of pregnantwomen in Armenia City. Methods: It was made a
observational descriptive study, at the city of Armenia,Quindio. We take the pregnant who assisted
to pre-birth control at the city’s services of health. We include 186 pregnants who could meet the
selection characteristic and wish to be part of the research. Results: Age average was 22 years,
mostly 58.3% From quindio. 65.9% have been at the dentist during the pregnancy. In the clinical
examination we found that 34.5% of pregnants showed soft tissue injuries, 94.05% tooth decay and
70.2% periodontal disease. Conclusions: Oral health is pregnants is modificad with prevalences of
disease such as tooth decay, the mother did not go for dental care during their pregnancy. Key
words: Pregnant. Oral health. Periodontal disease.
health is nowdays a very important issue of socialcultural and academic matter due to chances that
can be seen. The oral health is essential for the well-being of pregnant woman. The objective was:
To determinate the bucodental status of pregnantwomen in Armenia City. Methods: It was made a
observational descriptive study, at the city of Armenia,Quindio. We take the pregnant who assisted
to pre-birth control at the city’s services of health. We include 186 pregnants who could meet the
selection characteristic and wish to be part of the research. Results: Age average was 22 years,
mostly 58.3% From quindio. 65.9% have been at the dentist during the pregnancy. In the clinical
examination we found that 34.5% of pregnants showed soft tissue injuries, 94.05% tooth decay and
70.2% periodontal disease. Conclusions: Oral health is pregnants is modificad with prevalences of
disease such as tooth decay, the mother did not go for dental care during their pregnancy. Key
words: Pregnant. Oral health. Periodontal disease.
Rengifo, H., Ciro, F., Obando, A., Roldan, L., Lopez, A., & Lopez, L. (2008). Buco-dental health status on pregnant women in Armenia city , Colombia. Revista Estomatología, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.25100/re.v16i1.5670
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