Is Dental Treatment Safe in Pregnancy? A Dentist’s Opinion Survey in South India

Abstract

Background: Oral health of pregnant patients is considered as an essential component of the overall health of the mother and the developing fetus. The aim of this study was to know dentist perspective regarding treatment options in pregnant patients.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of dentists in offering dental treatment to pregnant women in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional survey

“…Regarding drug prescription and anesthetics administration, there was a high level of understanding and awareness when compared with other studies except for administration of nitrous oxide sedation (3,10,35). The results of other studies are compatible with our research as the majority of dentists, regardless of their country of origin, preferred paracetamol and amoxicillin as the safest drugs during pregnancy (10,32,(35)(36)(37)(38). With regards to administration of nitrous oxide, more than half of the dentists did not know if it was safe to use it during pregnancy or not, although it was classi ed as category C in FDA classi cations (39).…”

Odontologų, Akušerių Ir Nėščiųjų Suvokimo Bei Žinių Apie Burnos Ligų Gydymą Bei Profilaktiką Nėštumo Metu Įvertinimas Kauno Mieste

“…Tačiau, kita vertus, prenatalinis laikotarpis yra vienas jautriausių periodų žalingiems aplinkos veiksniams. Todėl tiek nėščiosios, tiek akušeriai bei gydytojai odontologai skeptiškai žiūri į dantų gydymą bei ne visada užtikrinti atliekamų procedūrų saugumu [7,8].…”

“…Tačiau, kita vertus, prenatalinis laikotarpis yra vienas jautriausių periodų žalingiems aplinkos veiksniams. Todėl tiek nėščiosios, tiek akušeriai bei gydytojai odontologai skeptiškai žiūri į dantų gydymą bei ne visada užtikrinti atliekamų procedūrų saugumu [7,8].Šio straipsnio tikslas -palyginti odontologų, akušerių ir nėščiųjų žinias bei požiūrį į burnos ligų gydymą bei profilaktiką, jų būtinumą, prieinamumą ir saugumą nėštumo metu. …”

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dentists Towards Provision of Dental Care to Pregnant Women

“…The hormonal transformations may bring out oral changes, requiring greater assistance from dentists [2][3][4][5] . Common symptoms such as gastro-intestinal reflux, nausea and vomiting result in an acidic oral environment that promotes demineralization of tooth enamel and the growth of dental caries causing pathogens [6][7][8][9] . Rising levels of oestrogen and progesterone produce an inflammatory response that predisposes women to gingival manifestations like gingivitis, periodontitis, gingival hyperplasia and pyogenic granuloma 6,8 .…”

“…Common symptoms such as gastro-intestinal reflux, nausea and vomiting result in an acidic oral environment that promotes demineralization of tooth enamel and the growth of dental caries causing pathogens [6][7][8][9] . Rising levels of oestrogen and progesterone produce an inflammatory response that predisposes women to gingival manifestations like gingivitis, periodontitis, gingival hyperplasia and pyogenic granuloma 6,8 . In fact, pregnancy gingivitis is recognized as the most common oral manifestation in pregnant women [10][11][12] .…”