GOMES, T. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9534383680089011; GOMES, Thaissa de Amorim.
Resumo:
Chronic low-level persistent infection in pregnant women such as
periodontal disease (PD) may impair maternal-fetal unit, since the infectious process
induces the release of chemical mediators involved in the process of prematurity.
Objective: To assess the knowledge of mothers regarding the relationship between
oral diseases and pregnancy complications. Method: A cross-sectional
epidemiological study was conducted with 104 pregnant women indexed in the
Primary Care Information System (SIAB), in the Strategies for Family Health (ESF),
using a structured questionnaire. Data were recorded in SPSS and analyzed using
descriptive and inferential statistics, considering a significance level of 5%. Result:
Most patients (64.4%) were domestic (48.1%) aged 24 to 34 years and (49%) were
primiparous. Among the participants, 76% are unaware of the relationship between
oral disease with prematurity and birth of low birth weight babies. We found a
statistically significant association between: the education and knowledge about
dental prenatal care (p = 0.012) by showing that 90.4% ignore the existence of this
activity and 65.4% had never received information about the care of baby oral
hygiene (p = 0.003). Conclusion: Most women unaware of the relationship of PD with
prematurity shows lack of information about the care of mother and baby oral
hygiene, highlighting the need for greater integration between the dental surgeon and
other primary care professionals in spread of oral health care for pregnant women to
reduce the ratio of PD with pregnancy complications.