PREVALENCE OF STOMATOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS IN PREGNANT WOMEN FROM THE CITY OF CURITIBA, BRAZIL

Abstract

Objective Determine the prevalence of diseases or alterations in oral soft tissues of pregnant women attended to care at the "Unidade de Saúde Mãe Curitibana", Curitiba, Brazil. Study Design A cross-sectional and observational study, linked to the "Coorte de Saúde Materno-Infantil de Curitiba (COOSMIC)", whose sample consisted of 187 pregnant women, mean age 25.28 years (± 6.63). All pregnant women were interviewed with a questionnaire, regardless of any prenatal period, followed by extraoral and intraoral examinations, using ambient light, mouth mirrors, periodontal probes, and wooden spatulas. Results The results were analyzed descriptively. From the 187 pregnant women, 152 (81.28%) presented no stomatological alterations. Thirty-five (8.71%) pregnant women presented the following isolated oral alterations: fissured tongue (31.42%), benign migratory glossitis (22.85%), depapillated tongue (2.85%), herpes simplex (2.85%), and pyogenic granuloma (2.85%). Three pregnant women had more than one alteration: benign migratory glossitis and fissured tongue (2.85%), ankyloglossia and depapillated tongue (2.85%), and ankyloglossia and fissured tongue (2.85%). Other different conditions from those above mentioned were present in 10 (28.57%) cases. Conclusion The most prevalent conditions in pregnant women was fissured tongue (N=11; 31.42%), and benign migratory glossitis (N=8; 22.85%). Dental care of pregnant women is essential for their oral health maintenance. Determine the prevalence of diseases or alterations in oral soft tissues of pregnant women attended to care at the "Unidade de Saúde Mãe Curitibana", Curitiba, Brazil. A cross-sectional and observational study, linked to the "Coorte de Saúde Materno-Infantil de Curitiba (COOSMIC)", whose sample consisted of 187 pregnant women, mean age 25.28 years (± 6.63). All pregnant women were interviewed with a questionnaire, regardless of any prenatal period, followed by extraoral and intraoral examinations, using ambient light, mouth mirrors, periodontal probes, and wooden spatulas. The results were analyzed descriptively. From the 187 pregnant women, 152 (81.28%) presented no stomatological alterations. Thirty-five (8.71%) pregnant women presented the following isolated oral alterations: fissured tongue (31.42%), benign migratory glossitis (22.85%), depapillated tongue (2.85%), herpes simplex (2.85%), and pyogenic granuloma (2.85%). Three pregnant women had more than one alteration: benign migratory glossitis and fissured tongue (2.85%), ankyloglossia and depapillated tongue (2.85%), and ankyloglossia and fissured tongue (2.85%). Other different conditions from those above mentioned were present in 10 (28.57%) cases. The most prevalent conditions in pregnant women was fissured tongue (N=11; 31.42%), and benign migratory glossitis (N=8; 22.85%). Dental care of pregnant women is essential for their oral health maintenance.