Salivary and Dental - Oral Hygiene Parameters in 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy and Early Lactation: The Effect of Education

Authors : Leyla ÖZTÜRK, Serap AKYÜZ, Aysun GARAN, Ayşen YARAT

Pages : 1-8

Doi:10.12990/MDJ2013127

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Publication Date : 2013-07-26

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :To investigate the effect of 3rd trimester of pregnancy and lactation on dental, oral hygiene and salivary parameters according to educational status. Fourteen healthy women at their 3rd trimester and lactation periods, and 12 non-pregnant women as age-matched controls were recruited. Sulcus bleeding insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SBI);, plaque insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PI); and caries insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DMF-T); indexes were estimated and unstimulated whole saliva were taken for free calcium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ca);, inorganic phosphate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Pi);, glutathione insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GSH);,total protein insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TP); levels, carbonic anhydrase activity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CA);, buffering capacity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BC);, flow rate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FR); and pH determinations. Pregnant subjects were also sub-divided as high and low educated sub-groups. DMFT, SBI and PI increased significantly in lactation compared to pregnancy, pH and BC in pregnancy were significantly lower than non-pregnant condition and lactation. Ca and Ca/Pi molar ratio increased and Pi decreased significantly in pregnancy compared to non-pregnant condition. DMF-T, SBI and PI increased; FR and CA decreased significantly in low educated sub-group and SBI and Ca/ Pi molar ratio decreased; pH and BC increased significantly in high educated sub-group in lactation compared to pregnancy. Within the limitation of our sub-groups sample size, daily oral hygiene care and good nutrition seem to have an effective impact on maintaining and/ or improving them between pregnancy and lactation.
Keywords : Salivary parameters, DMFT, SBI, PI, pregnancy, lactation, education,