| Acesso à assistência odontológica no acompanhamento pré-natal. Santos Neto ET et al., 20126. |
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva/BVS/PubMed |
Portuguese and English/Brazil |
To assess the impact of oral health on the quality of life of pregnant women and their association with adequate prenatal and oral care in the Unified Health System (SUS), Metropolitan Region of Greater Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. |
Design: cross-sectional study.
Sample: women who attended public maternity hospitals with the Unified Health System in the Greater Vitória metropolitan region, Espírito Santo, Brazil, were interviewed. |
The evaluation of the impact of oral health was divided into health care, educational, preventive and curative levels. Of these, the preventive and the curative influenced the impact of oral health on the quality of life of women, whereas the educational was not associated. For 14.7% of the respondents, the oral condition influenced and affected the quality of life. Approximately 20% of the puerperae were attended at the preventive level during pregnancy, and when the preventive and educational level were verified, the rate drops to 10%. About 17% of women received some curative dental care in pregnancy, but only 7% received educational, preventative and curative together. Thus, women's access to dental care, when in place, seems to work as an agent that enhances the quality of life. |
| Oral health status during pregnancy: rural-urban comparisons of oral disease burden among antenatal women in Sri Lanka. Karunachandra NN et al., 201213. |
The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health and Research/BVS/PubMed |
English/Sri Lanka |
To verify the oral health status of pregnant women living in rural and urban areas of Western Province of Sri Lanka. |
Design: cross-sectional study.
Sample: 459 pregnant women from the rural area and 348 from the urban area answered a questionnaire and were submitted to dental examination through the DMFT index (decayed, missing and filled teeth) and periodontal examination. |
The mean age of the pregnant women was 35 years. Rural pregnant women had a more significant experience of decayed teeth and periodontal problems than urban women. The mean DMFT in the rural area was 5.4, and 3.69 in the urban area. All pregnant women who underwent prenatal care were referred to the nearest public dental clinic for oral health examinations and necessary care. Women living in the urban area were more likely to use dental services during pregnancy and had fewer negative perceptions about safety in receiving care from the dentist during pregnancy. |
| Indicadores de saúde bucal de gestantes vinculadas ao programa de pré-natal em duas unidades básicas de saúde em Porto Alegre/RS, Rosa PC et al., 200712. |
Arquivos em Odontologia/BVS |
Portuguese/Brazil |
To evaluate the socioeconomic conditions, the intention to breastfeed, the care with their children, the self-perception and the oral health conditions of pregnant women who performed the prenatal care in two PHC facilities in the city of Porto Alegre in 2006. |
Design: cross-sectional study.
Sample: 63 pregnant women. Semi-structured interviews and evaluation of DMFT were carried out, and the need for treatment was evaluated. |
It was observed that the participants were mostly young, with a mean age of 24 years, and 33% were adolescent. Low socioeconomic and schooling levels were found. Concerning the intention to breastfeed, all the pregnant women answered that they would breastfeed their babies. The prevalence of pacifier use was 82.4%, and 54.7% of them answered that they would already add in the first year of life substances with the presence of sugar in the children's diet. The mean DMFT was six teeth. Among the pregnant women included, 13% never went to the dentist, and 30.2% reported having had many toothaches in the last six months. |
| Perspectives of Maryland women regarding oral health during pregnancy and early childhood, Buerlein JK et al., 201115. |
Journal of Public Health Dentistry/PubMed |
English/USA |
To obtain information about oral health knowledge, beliefs, and practices during pregnancy and baby care. |
Design: qualitative.
Sample: 34 women aged 10-49 years who use Medicaid (a health system available in the U.S., which has been extended to low-income people). |
Women were reasonably well informed about oral health practices for themselves and their children; however, relevant myths and misconceptions were common. Most women did not receive oral health information for the care they needed during their pregnancy and with their baby, regardless of whether or not they used Medicaid. Focus groups with low-income women provided rich and in-depth information and implications for future communication strategies to help prevent dental disease among pregnant women and their babies. |
| Medicaid Reforms In Oregon And Suboptimal Utilization Of Dental Care by Women of Childbearing Age Milgrom P et al., 201014. |
The Journal of the American Dental Association/PubMed |
English/USA |
Women of childbearing age who attended Medicaid in Oregon (USA) from 2000 to 2005 were studied during reforms to expand coverage of dental services. They compared the differences between pregnant, non-pregnant women with children and non-pregnant women without children concerning access to dental services. |
Design: case-control study.
Sample: comprised of 3 groups: women aged 15-45 who were pregnant, adult women aged 19-45 years not pregnant with at least one child and non-pregnant women and without children. |
The results showed that the use of dental care, mainly preventive and restorative, by pregnant women and mothers was low and became even lower with time. In 2005, the last year studied, the rates of the use of dental services by low-income pregnant women and women with dependent children were only slightly higher than the rates for non-pregnant women without children who were covered only for dental emergencies. |
Access and use of dental services by pregnant women: an integrative literature review