Pregnant women during dental treatment

The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavior of pregnant women from a city of southern state of Minas Gerais during dental treatment. A quantitative Cross-sectional study was mad with 100 pregnant patients who were seeking medical care in private and NHS Alfenas-MG. The interviews were realize...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Nascimento, Érica Pereira, Andrade, Fernanda Silva, Costa, Ana Maria Duarte Dias, Terra, Fábio de Souza
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2012
País:Brasil
Recursos:Associação Brasileira de Odontologia (ABO)
Repositório:Revista Brasileira de Odontologia
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:revista_aborj_org_br.www.revista.aborj.org.br:article/380
Acesso em linha:https://revista.aborj.org.br/index.php/rbo/article/view/380
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:MEDICINA DENTÁRIA (ODONTOLOGIA)
Gestantes; Odontologia; Higienização dental
Descrição
Resumo:The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavior of pregnant women from a city of southern state of Minas Gerais during dental treatment. A quantitative Cross-sectional study was mad with 100 pregnant patients who were seeking medical care in private and NHS Alfenas-MG. The interviews were realized through questionnaires containing 18 questions. The results show that most patients carry three brushings / day and use dental floss 2-3 times a day. Also, 22% of them accused sensitivity brushing, 35% and 24% easy bleeding, swollen gums and fear of the exposure to X-ray. The conclusion was that pregnant women have good oral hygiene habits, but feel fear and discomfort related to dental procedures