Evaluation of knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about infant oral health and their oral hygiene
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2022
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Bayrakol Medical Publisher
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the necessary oral hygiene practices and knowledge level of pregnant women both for themselves and their children. Material and Methods: Five hundred fifty-five pregnant mothers and mothers with children under 12 months who applied to Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics, were surveyed. The first part of the questionnaire consisted of the socio-demographic data of the mothers, the second part consisted of oral health questions related to the mother during the pregnancy period, and the third part consisted of oral health questions about the baby. The data obtained from the survey results were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 17.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). Results: 68.8% of the participants stated that auxiliary dental hygiene devices should be used to provide oral hygiene; 68.1% of the participants thought that there was a relationship between periodontal diseases and pregnancy outcomes. 62% of women reported they should go to the dentist for a dental consultation during pregnancy; 44.7% of the participants reported the baby's teeth should be brushed after the first tooth eruption, and the majority (64.7%) thought they should be brushed 2 times a day. Discussion: Our findings are in line with previous reports. Income level was significantly associated with increased use of auxiliary dental hygiene devices and the knowledge that pregnancy could lead to gum problems (p<0,001). Educational level was significantly associated with knowledge about the need for dental consultation, the importance of baby's general and oral health during pregnancy, and also the knowledge about vertical transition. The time and frequency of tooth brushing did not show a statistically significant difference when the number of pregnancies was examined (p>0,05). However, postgraduate mothers had a significantly higher difference (p<0,001).
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Infant, Knowledge, Oral Health, Pregnancy, Attitudes
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Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
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13
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