Oral health care during pregnancy: current status and future perspectives
10.3760/cma.j.cn113903-20210416-00356
- VernacularTitle:妊娠期口腔健康保健的现状与展望
- Author:
Xinyan HUANG
1
;
Jianxing BAO
;
Lin WANG
;
Yingdong HE
;
Yanfang REN
Author Information
1. 河南大学口腔医学院，开封 475004
- Keywords:
Pregnant women;
Oral health;
Oral hygiene;
Pregnancy outcome;
Interdisciplinary research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine
2021;24(12):945-948
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Mounting evidence indicates that oral health during pregnancy is associated with pregnancy outcomes and the oral health of the offspring. Pregnant women in China have a high prevalence of oral diseases, low attendance to oral health care, and an increased burden of untreated oral infectious diseases such as periodontitis and caries. A joint perinatal oral health program between obstetrics and stomatology may improve pregnant women's and their children's oral health outcomes. This paper briefly summarizes the current status of oral health care for pregnant women and the clinical practice in obstetrics and gynecology related to stomatology in China. It provides future perspectives on the potential role of obstetricians and gynecologists in promoting oral health care through developing an interdisciplinary care model.
