Aims: To assess pregnant women's opinions on and perceptions of oral health and their relationship to oral hygiene and dental care practices. Methods: Questionnaire survey on perceived oral health, oral hygiene and utilization of dental services among nulliparae attending for antenatal care at all public antenatal clinics in Adelaide, South Australia.
The latter was not related to age, level of education, employment, marital status, or smoking habits. Conclusions : Many pregnant women do not perceive gingival bleeding as indicating inflammatory disease and seek no professional help for it. Maternity care providers need to devote more attention to oral health in antenatal clinics and antenatal education. Your purchase has been completed. Your documents are now available to view. Purchase article. From the journal Journal of Perinatal Medicine.
Cite this Share this. Showing a limited preview of this publication:. Abstract Aims: To assess pregnant women's opinions on and perceptions of oral health and their relationship to oral hygiene and dental care practices.
Keywords: Dental care ; gingivitis ; maternal behavior ; oral health ; oral hygiene ; periodontal disease ; prenatal care ; questionnaire survey ; smoking ; women's opinions. Received: Revised: Accepted: Published Online: Published in Print: Cite this article. Keirse, Marc J. Keirse, M. Women's attitudes to and perceptions of oral health and dental care during pregnancy. Journal of Perinatal Medicine , 38 1 , Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Vol.
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