Infections buccodentaires et complications de la grossesse : connaissances et attitudes des professionnels de santé

Egea, L.; Borgne, H. Le; Samson, Michael; Boutigny, Hervé; Philippe, H.-J.; Soueidan, Assem

doi:10.1016/j.gyobfe.2012.09.007

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“…In our study, 60% of the respondents were eager to update their knowledge through CDE programs. Nearly 55% of our interns were aware that gingivitis was the most common oral manifestation among gestating female, and the results were in contrast to previous two different studies where 92% and 81% participants respectively agreed that pregnancy increases chances of gingival inflammation [17], [18], [19] the disparity in the results could be attributed to the sample population in one study being the medical doctors, and in another study the sample of dental interns were from different universities and hospitals. Around 83% of our participants thought that 2nd trimester is the safest for performing any dental treatments; analogous results were recorded in previous research where 87% of interns stated 2nd trimester being safe for a pregnant lady to undergo any dental treatment [16], [18].…”

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“…Contrasting results were identified in another study where 59% of interns were aware of the fact that periodontitis causes preterm low birth weight babies [17]. Few clinical trials have recorded that nonsurgical periodontal therapy like plaque control instructions, scaling, polishing and root planing under local anaesthesia can reduce the risk of preterm low birth weight babies [13], [19], [20], [21].…”

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Awareness of Dental Interns to Treat Pregnant Patients

Swapna¹,

Alanazi²,

Aldoji³

et al. 2019

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: Pregnancy causes major changes in maternal physiology and metabolism, which may lead to increased susceptibility to oral infection. AIM: Aim of this study is to assess the awareness of dental interns regarding the management of the dental needs of pregnant patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 188 interns of a private dental college in Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire comprised of 14 knowledge-based questions regarding their training, awareness and practice management of the pregnant patient in dental clinics. Four questions to record and evaluate their training, the number of pregnant patients treated by them and their confidence level in the dental management of the pregnant patient. Excel spreadsheet was used for mathematical calculations. RESULTS: Almost 62% of our participants never treated a pregnant female during their training. About 65% of the interns knew using antibiotics, almost 55% have a clear idea of the safest NSAIDS, and 43% regarded local anaesthesia to be safe when used among pregnant females. Conversely, about 50% of the participants had no clear knowledge of the FDA category of drugs. Only 24% considered dental radiographs to be safe in pregnant patients. 57% thought to postpone the dental treatment in an acute active dental infection in expecting mothers. Results also showed a lack of confidence among interns to provide dental care to gestating female. CONCLUSION: On analysing the results, we found that there is a need to improve the knowledge, awareness and confidence levels among the interns who are the future dentists treating these patients.

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