caa a22 4500 445309164 CHVBK 20180317142623.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00404-011-1916-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00404-011-1916-8 Self-reported oral hygiene habits and periodontal symptoms among postpartum women [Elektronische Daten] [Alessandro Villa, Silvio Abati, Laura Strohmenger, Marco Cargnel, Irene Cetin] Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe oral hygiene practices and periodontal symptoms among postpartum women and to assess whether self-reported periodontal symptoms are correlated with a clinical diagnosis of periodontal disease. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was developed to assess socio-demographic information, oral hygiene habits and frequency of dental visits among a group of 409 postpartum women. Additional questions included information on self-reported periodontal symptoms. Pregnancy information was obtained from medical charts. Results: 99.3% of the participants brushed their teeth every day; 46.2 and 53.8% reported teeth brushing once a day or more, respectively. Periodontal disease was present in 61.4% of women. Patients with gum swelling and tooth mobility were almost twice as likely to have a periodontal disease (OR 1.7, CI 95% 0.9-2.8 and OR 1.7, CI 95%: 0.8-3.5, respectively). No associations were found between periodontal disease, gum swelling PTB and/or LBW. Conclusions: Maternal clinical periodontal disease at delivery was related with self-perceived gum swelling and tooth mobility. Dentists and prenatal medical care providers may have the opportunity to target pregnant women that might be at higher risk for periodontal disease by asking whether they have tooth mobility and/or swollen gums. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Oral hygiene habits nationallicence Symptoms nationallicence Periodontal disease nationallicence Pregnancy nationallicence Villa Alessandro Dental Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milano, Via Beldiletto 1/3, 20142, Milan, Italy aut Abati Silvio Dental Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milano, Via Beldiletto 1/3, 20142, Milan, Italy aut Strohmenger Laura Dental Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milano, Via Beldiletto 1/3, 20142, Milan, Italy aut Cargnel Marco Dental Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milano, Via Beldiletto 1/3, 20142, Milan, Italy aut Cetin Irene Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Science L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy aut Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 284/1(2011-07-01), 245-249 0932-0067 284:1<245 2011 284 404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-011-1916-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-011-1916-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Villa Alessandro Dental Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milano, Via Beldiletto 1/3, 20142, Milan, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abati Silvio Dental Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milano, Via Beldiletto 1/3, 20142, Milan, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Strohmenger Laura Dental Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milano, Via Beldiletto 1/3, 20142, Milan, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cargnel Marco Dental Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milano, Via Beldiletto 1/3, 20142, Milan, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cetin Irene Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Science L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 284/1(2011-07-01), 245-249 0932-0067 284:1<245 2011 284 404 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer