title: Dynamics of pregnant women's oral health status during preventive programme.
abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the efficiency of the applied preventive measures during pregnancy and to improve oral health status to pregnant women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Oral health status of 180 pregnant women was determined according to WHO criteria (WHO: Basic methods, 1997). Dental caries prevalence, DMF-T and DMF-S were evaluated. Gingival status was estimated according to Silness-Loe (GI) index. Women were asked about tooth brushing frequency; oral hygiene was evaluated according to Green-Vermilion (OHI-S) index. Participants were divided into test (89) and control (91) groups. During pregnancy, the following preventive measures were applied to the test group: fluoride varnish applications, mouthrinsing with 0.12% chlorhexine digluconate, professional oral hygiene.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Oral health status was evaluated three times during pregnancy. Reduction in dental caries increment of the test group was 56.25% in comparison with the control group. The periodontal status has improved, oral hygiene index (OHI-S) has decreased from 1.48+/-0.05 to 0.94+/-0.06 in the test group, and from 1.49+/-0.06 to 1.9+/-0.06 in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of the study showed that selected dental caries preventive measures were effective and significantly improved women's oral health during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health and Paediatric Odontology , Kaunas University of Medicine, Luksos Daumanto Str. 6, LT-50106 Kaunas, Lithuania. vaikstom@med.kmu.lt
authors.forename: Ingrida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vasiliauskiene
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milciuviene
authors.forename: Egle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bendoraitiene
authors.forename: Julija
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Narbutaite
authors.forename: Egle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Slabsinskiene
authors.forename: Vilija
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Andruskeviciene
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis; D005260:Female; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014099:Toothbrushing; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; C010882:chlorhexidine gluconate; D002710:Chlorhexidine