Oral health status and treatment needs of pregnant women in Lagos State.
The oral health status and treatment needs of 250 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at Randle Health Centre was investigated. A coded questionnaire was administered to the pregnant women followed by their oral examination in the dental clinic. The mean oral hygiene index score increased progressively throughout pregnancy viz 1st trimester 0.72, second trimester 1.06 and third trimester 1.23. Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN) revealed that 50% required scale and polish and oral hygiene instruction, 13.60% required oral hygiene instruction only and 32.2% did not require any treatment. Decayed Missing and Filled (DMF) recorded was 1.54. 51.72% of the pregnant women required amalgam fillings, 23.27% required extraction due to caries and 16.38% required partial dentures.
Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos.
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D000328:Adult; D004245:DMF Index; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014099:Toothbrushing