Online ISSN: 2515-8260

The Importance of Oral Health during Pregnancy: Article review

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Ahmed Jamaan Aiedh AlZahrani1 , Mosa Mohammed Eid AlZahrani2 , Mohamed Abdulrahman Albuthe3 , Mohammed Hani Omer Niazi4 , Omar Seraj Omar shafei5 , Bandar Shabeeb ALmqati6 , Khalid Mesfr A Allihyani7 , Hassan Bakhit Al-Biladi8 , Jaafar Ahmed Al-Tayari8 , Fakher hamid A Alhsani9 , Mohamed Hussen Zanatyi10

Abstract

Pregnancy is a transitory physiological state which carries different hormonal changes in a woman’s body. These effects are generalized and including various oral changes as well. There are a many important alterations in the periodontal conditions within the oral cavity. These changes have significant consequences as they have been known to cause negative pregnancy outcomes. Better knowledge about these scenarios among health care professionals and women would go a long way toward avoiding or minimizing these adverse outcomes. Health education is an important tool in creating awareness among pregnant women regarding improvement oftheir oral health. Awareness among the health professionals and good inter-departmental collaboration wouldhelp toward a more efficient treatment of these pregnancies related conditions.

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