The Correlation between Oral Hygiene Status and Gingival Status among Pregnant Women

Shafira Kurnia Supandi, Chiquita Prahasanti, Lambang Bargowo, Nur Riflianty Rivai, Reza Dony Hendrawan, Lisa Prihastari, Padmini Hari

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Abstract

During pregnancy, a series of hormonal changes occur which cause a woman's body to experience various physical and physiological changes, including periodontium. Aim was to investigate the relationship between the level of oral hygiene and the severity of periodontal disease in order to reduce the incidence of periodontal disease in pregnant women in the Dringu district area. This type of research is cross-sectional with random sampling technique. Clinical assessment was carried out by measuring the patient's gingival status using the gingival index (GI) and Oral Hygiene Index Simplified (OHI-S). The result was found that 100% of pregnant women had gingivitis, and 19% of participants had severe gingivitis. Thirty-five percent of pregnant women experienced poor hygiene conditions. The analysis of the relationship between GI, OHIS, and sociodemographics based on the Mann-Whitney and Kruskall Wallis tests found significant differences between all variables and characteristics of sociodemographics. The result of the Spearman correlation test shows that there is a significant relationship between the GI and OHIS scores of pregnant women had a significant result, meaning that every increase in the OHIS score will be followed by an increase in the GI scores. This study indicated that the correlation between the GI and OHIS scores of pregnant women had a significant result. The better of the OHIS, the lower the gingivitis status.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)801-808
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of International Dental and Medical Research
Volume16
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Gingival Index (GI)
  • Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S)
  • dentistry
  • medicine
  • pregnant women

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