Obstetricians' knowledge and practice behaviors concerning periodontal health and preterm delivery and low birth weight.
INTRODUCTION: Investigators have reported that periodontal disease may be a risk factor for pregnancy complications including preterm delivery (PTD) and low birth weight (LBW). This study assessed obstetricians' knowledge and practice behaviors concerning periodontal disease and its role in adverse...
| Published in: | Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 81; no. 4; pp. 81 - 82 |
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American Dental Hygienists Association
Fall2007
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105902457&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 105902457 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 1043254X 0CM jtl: Journal of Dental Hygiene issn: 1043254X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Fall2007 vid: 81 iid: 4 pid: 1936 pub: American Dental Hygienists Association place: Chicago, Illinois artinfo: ui: 105902457 105902457 2009852455 NLM18173895 105902457 ppf: 81 ppct: 1 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Obstetricians' knowledge and practice behaviors concerning periodontal health and preterm delivery and low birth weight. aug: au: Wilder R Robinson C Jared HL Lieff S Boggess K affil: University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. RebeccaW@adha.net sug: subj: Childbirth, Premature Infant, Low Birth Weight Knowledge Obstetric Care Periodontitis Physician Attitudes Professional Practice Specialties, Medical Academic Medical Centers Chi Square Test Data Analysis Software Descriptive Research Descriptive Statistics Female Fisher's Exact Test Funding Source Gingivitis Nonexperimental Studies North Carolina Physician-Patient Relations Pilot Studies Pregnancy Risk Factors Sample Size Scales Schools, Dental North Carolina Summated Rating Scaling Human Female ab: INTRODUCTION: Investigators have reported that periodontal disease may be a risk factor for pregnancy complications including preterm delivery (PTD) and low birth weight (LBW). This study assessed obstetricians' knowledge and practice behaviors concerning periodontal disease and its role in adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: One hundred ninety four practicing obstetricians in a 5 county area in central North Carolina were surveyed. Of the 138 eligible physicians, 55 responded yielding a 40% response rate. RESULTS: Most answered correctly when asked about the description of gingivitis (95%). A lower number of respondents were correct when asked about the description of periodontitis (67%). When asked about what causes periodontal disease or what is associated with periodontal disease, most answered correctly with bacteria (94%), although many answered tooth decay (73%), aging (69%), and excess dietary sugar (51%). Most were correct in responding that periodontitis was more serious than gingivitis (80%). Twenty-two percent looked into patients' mouths at initial prenatal examination, 9% periodically, and 48% only when a problem was mentioned by the patient. Forty-nine percent rarely or never recommended a dental examination. Most (84%) considered periodontal disease to be as important a risk factor to adverse pregnancy events as those currently known in obstetrics practice. CONCLUSIONS: Data from this study demonstrate that there is knowledge of periodontal disease and its potential role as a pregnancy risk factor but suggest limited incorporation of dental care into clinical medical practice. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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