1Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
2Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Davangere
3Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Davangere
4Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Mangalore
5Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bhankey Bihari Dental College, Ghaziabad
6Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune
Online published on 1 October, 2015.
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.
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).
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).
Pregnancy was found to be a decisive factor for development of oral mucosal lesions and periodontal disease.
Pregnancy, Oral mucosal lesions, Pregnancy tumor, Periodontitis, Gingivitis
