Holistic approach during pregnancy: systemic impairments and their impact on oral health

Authors

  • Gerson Aparecido Foratori-Junior Departamento de Odontopediatria, Ortodontia e Saúde Coletiva, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, USP Universidade de São Paulo, 17012-901 Bauru - SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4760-8948
  • Priscilla Ramos Pereira Faculdade de Odontologia, UNIFIO Centro Universitários da Faculdades Integradas de Ourinhos, 19909-100 Ourinhos - SP, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21270/archi.v10i8.5428

Keywords:

Gingivitis, Pregnancy, Periodontitis, Oral Health

Abstract

Several physiological, immunological and hormonal changes occur during pregnancy and when they are associated with maternal systemic impairments, they may have a synergistic effect on the oral health of pregnant women. This study aimed to synthesize the current scientific evidence of higher quality about the association between systemic impairments and oral health during pregnancy. From August/2020 to March/2021, the following databases were accessed: EMBASE, SCOPUS, MEDLINE (Entrez PubMed), Web of Science, BVS/LILACS and SCIELO. Studies published between January/2000 to March/2021 in Spanish, English and/or Portuguese were included. Due to the immunological and hormonal changes of pregnancy, gingivitis and periodontitis are the most prevalent oral diseases during this period. Systemic impairments during pregnancy that are commonly associated with damage to the oral cavity are: anemia, overweight/obesity, excessive gestational weight gain, diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension. In addition, systemic and periodontal disorders in pregnancy may harm the health of newborns. However, obesity and periodontitis, despite being associated, may have antagonistic effects on the health of newborns, since obesity is associated with macrosomia and maternal periodontitis is associated with prematurity and low birth weight. In conclusion, several systemic impairments are associated with the worst parameters of oral health during pregnancy and these factors, together or isolated, may result in adverse perinatal outcomes, affecting mothers’ and babies’ health.

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Published

2021-07-16

How to Cite

Foratori-Junior, G. A., & Pereira, P. R. (2021). Holistic approach during pregnancy: systemic impairments and their impact on oral health. ARCHIVES OF HEALTH INVESTIGATION, 10(8), 1305–1311. https://doi.org/10.21270/archi.v10i8.5428

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