background: periodontal infections, which serve as a reservoir of inflammatory mediators, may pose a threat to the fetal-placental unit and cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. objective: the aim of this study was assessing the periodontal status of women during puerperium and determining the possible relationship between their periodontal disease and low birth weight delivery. materials and metho...

evaluation of periodontal status by cpitn among (35-44) – year – old population in khoramabad (2002) dr. f. haghighati* - dr. sh. salehi** - dr. r. valizadeh*** * - associate professor of periodontics dept. - faculty of dentistry – tehran university of medical sciences. **-assistant professor of periodontics dept. - faculty of dentistry – tehran university of medical sciences. ***- dentist. bac...

background: there have been speculations about the effects of hormonal changes and socio-demographic factors on periodontal health during pregnancy.objective: according to the lack of sufficient epidemiologic information about the periodontal status of pregnant women in yazd, this study was accomplished to determine the changes of community periodontal index for treatment needs (cpitn) during p...

statement of the problem some studies reveal that pregnancy can be considered to be a risk factor for periodontal disease, due to increased levels of estrogens and progesterone. propose of this study was to determine oral health changes during pregnancy, using the community periodontal index for treatment needs (cpitn). material & methods this descriptive cross-sectional study was done on 95 pr...

OBJECTIVE This study was aimed at determining periodontal treatment needs, as determined by the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Need (CPITN), in a sample of adults from the Mixteca region of the State of Puebla, in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a descriptive, cross-sectional, single-centre study. Previous informed consent was obtained; 60.0 % of the sample were women whose m...

Objective: To find the difference in periodontal treatment needs of females across different trimesters pregnancy. Methodology: A cross sectional comparative study was conducted among 44 pregnant visiting gynecology department Sharif Medical and Dental College Raiwind Polyclinic, Lahore (community outreach program institute). Data collected using Community Periodontal Index Treatment Needs (CPI...