The Perceived Oral Health Status, Practices, Knowledge and Periodontal Status of Pregnant Women in a Maternity Hospital in Trinidad

Rafeek, Reisha; Ramsaroop, Visha; Balkaran, Ramaa; Kowlessar, Anne; Bissoon, Arlana; Royer, Christine; Low, Risa Yuk

doi:10.31080/asds.2020.04.0966

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“…• Teeth may not be treated during pregnancy (reasons not specified) [ 23 , 36 , 41 , 59 ]. • Pregnant women should seek dental treatment only in case of emergency [ 37 , 49 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 60 ]. Unfavourable beliefs about dental visit • Dental visits are not necessary [ 11 , 34 , 41 , 47 , 58 , 61 ].…”

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“…• Dental treatment adversely affects the fetus / is not safe [ 21 , 22 , 25 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 37 – 39 , 42 , 44 , 47 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 57 ].…”

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“…• Pregnant women should seek dental treatment only in case of emergency [ 37 , 49 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 60 ].…”

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“…Gupta et al [ 39 ] reported these as two distinct beliefs; therefore, all other statements about these two domains are separately shown. These were discussed in 35 studies, for which 12 indicated that the belief that dental treatment was unsafe is one of the barriers to dental utilization [ 25 , 30 – 32 , 36 – 38 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 57 , 59 ].…”

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“…Other predictors of better maternal oral health knowledge include having children [ 28 , 49 ], older age [ 49 ], and routine dental visits prior to pregnancy [ 31 ]. Race and ethnicity were examined in a few studies; however, no significant association between oral health knowledge with education, ethnicity, and level of employment was reported in at least one study [ 54 ]. These inconsistent findings can be explained by the variety of questions the authors of different studies asked the participants for assessing oral health knowledge and the inconsistency among studies in categorizing a specific statement as knowledge or attitude.…”

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Unfavourable beliefs about oral health and safety of dental care during pregnancy: a systematic review

Kamalabadi,

Campbell,

Zitoun

et al. 2023

BMC Oral Health

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Background Oral conditions such as gingivitis and periodontitis are correlated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia, preterm birth and low birth weight. Oral health-related unfavourable beliefs can have negative influences on oral health behaviours including hesitation in accessing preventative dental treatments and dental service utilization. The objective of this systematic review was to examine unfavourable beliefs that expectant or new mothers frequently hold about oral health and the safety of dental care during pregnancy. Methods An electronic database search on PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and MEDLINE (Ovid) followed by forward and backward citation tracing of the included studies was conducted. All English primary studies regardless of the year of publication were independently screened by two reviewers to identify studies addressing unfavourable beliefs about oral health and dental care during pregnancy. The CLARITY tool was applied to assess the risk of bias in the included studies. Results Out of a total of 5766 records, 39 quantitative and six qualitative studies met the inclusion criteria. The commonly held unfavourable beliefs were regarding the safety of dental services utilization and dental treatment procedures, the adverse impacts of pregnancy on oral health, and oral hygiene necessity during pregnancy. The most discussed unfavourable beliefs included “pregnant women lose their teeth because of pregnancy” (n = 18), “dental treatments are not safe and harm the fetus” (n = 17), and “the developing baby absorbs calcium from the mother’s teeth” (n = 14). Conclusions Unfavourable beliefs about oral health and dental care utilization are common among pregnant women and new mothers. The literature suggests that a low level of oral health knowledge and seeking information from social networks can contribute to such beliefs. This has implications for health promotion.

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“…• Dental treatment adversely affects the fetus / is not safe [ 21 , 22 , 25 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 37 – 39 , 42 , 44 , 47 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 57 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…• Pregnant women should seek dental treatment only in case of emergency [ 37 , 49 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 60 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Unfavourable beliefs about oral health and safety of dental care during pregnancy: a systematic review

Kamalabadi,

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Zitoun

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The Perceived Oral Health Status, Practices, Knowledge and Periodontal Status of Pregnant Women in a Maternity Hospital in Trinidad

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Unfavourable beliefs about oral health and safety of dental care during pregnancy: a systematic review

Unfavourable beliefs about oral health and safety of dental care during pregnancy: a systematic review

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