TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of oral mucosal lesions and gingival, periodontal indices among pregnant and non pregnant women-an observational cross-sectional study
AU - Kini, Prajna V.
AU - Mamatha, G. P.
AU - Annigeri, Rajeshwari G.
AU - Jathanna, Vinod R.
AU - Vinayak, Vidhi
AU - Kalra, Dheeraj
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Objective: To assess the number and type of oral mucosal lesions, the gingival and periodontal status in ninety pregnant women compared with ninety non pregnant women. Methodology: A cross-sectional observational controlled study was carried out on 90 pregnant and 90 non-pregnant women exhibiting a similar age distribution. The following variables were documented- number and type of oral mucosal lesions, gingival index (G.I) as given by LOE and SILLNESS and Community Periodontal Index (C.P.I). Results: The frequency of oral mucosal lesions were greater among pregnant women when compared to those who were non-pregnant. The scores of G.I and C.P.I in the pregnant group when compared to control group were statistically significant (p=0.00). Conclusion: Pregnancy was found to be a decisive factor for development of oral mucosal lesions and periodontal disease.
AB - Objective: To assess the number and type of oral mucosal lesions, the gingival and periodontal status in ninety pregnant women compared with ninety non pregnant women. Methodology: A cross-sectional observational controlled study was carried out on 90 pregnant and 90 non-pregnant women exhibiting a similar age distribution. The following variables were documented- number and type of oral mucosal lesions, gingival index (G.I) as given by LOE and SILLNESS and Community Periodontal Index (C.P.I). Results: The frequency of oral mucosal lesions were greater among pregnant women when compared to those who were non-pregnant. The scores of G.I and C.P.I in the pregnant group when compared to control group were statistically significant (p=0.00). Conclusion: Pregnancy was found to be a decisive factor for development of oral mucosal lesions and periodontal disease.
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U2 - 10.5958/0976-5506.2015.00204.1
DO - 10.5958/0976-5506.2015.00204.1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84942874313
SN - 0976-0245
VL - 6
SP - 82
EP - 86
JO - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
JF - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
IS - 4
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