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Dental Mangement Of Pregnant Patients: An Obstetrician’s Perspective
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Dental Mangement Of Pregnant Patients: An Obstetrician’s Perspective
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate obstetricians’ perspective regarding dental management of pregnantpatients.Study Design and Setting: It was questionnaire based study and was directed towards practicing obstetricians of Karachi.Methodology: A seven item questionnaire was formulated by focusing on different aspects of the oral healthcare of pregnantpatients including need for regular dental visits, dental radiograph safety, awareness about the adverse pregnancy outcomesdue to untreated dental infections, safe use of local anesthesia, antimicrobials and analgesics and the safe trimester fordental extractions. A total of 74 responses received were entered and descriptive analysis was done by SPSS version 16.Results: Out of 74 respondents, n = 47 (63.5%) were aware that untreated dental infection may lead to adverse pregnancyoutcome, n = 20 (27%) actually advise regular dental check-ups to their patients; n = 29 (39.2%) ...
