25 Child’s blood vessel development in relation to mother’s dietary eating habits and oral health

Abstract

<h3></h3> Dietary eating habits and oral health of pregnant women have the potential to affect pregnancy outcomes. Some observational studies have indicated a significant association of the periodontal disease with adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as the risk of preterm delivery and differences in blood vessels development. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between the dietary eating habits of mothers and their oral health during pregnancy with the development of the coronary and carotid arteries including intima media thickness. By random selection, 40 pregnant women and their newborns formed a cohort – pilot study. The approval of the ethics committee was obtained. During pregnancy eating habits and dental mother’s status were analyzed. After delivery, a detailed color Doppler echocardiography including carotid vessels has been performed Newborns from mothers with bad eating habits had significantly higher values of the right carotid artery intima-media thickness/CAIMT/(p=0.046). Oral health was examined with DMF index/Decayed, Missing, Filled/. A significant correlation between the diameter of the right coronary artery and the DMF index was proven, where the pregnant woman had better diameters with the smaller DMF Index (rho = -0.693, p = 0.047). CAIMT had a moderate connection with nutrition intake on both of the carotids, whereby the thicker intima had a pregnant woman with poor eating habits (rho = -0.492, p = 0.03). There was a statistically significant difference in the diameter of descending aorta, with larger diameters in children whose mothers had bad eating habits (p=0.021). Flow over AP was better in newborns from mothers with good eating habits (p=0.039). Fraction shortening/FS%/was significantly higher in newborns whose mothers had a larger DMF index (p=0.03). There was a significant correlation of LVEDs/left ventricle end-diastolic diameter/and mothers eating habits (rho = -0.415, p = 0.044), whereby a higher value LVEDs determined in infants whose mothers had worse eating habits Dietary eating habits and oral health of pregnant women have a significant connection with some segments of cardiovascular system development. Eating habits have an impact on the diameter of blood vessels and on flow. Unhealthy dietary plans will most probably lead to bad oral health and the presence of periodontitis, which could contribute to the CAIMT and the development of atherosclerosis. It is necessary to extend the study and test inference on a larger sample.