Hyperglycaemia and factors associated with dental caries in immediate postpartum women.
Objective: Dental caries and hyperglycaemia share common risk factors. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with dental caries in women in the immediate postpartum period. It also verified whether women with hyperglycaemia presented more dental caries than those with normal glycaemia.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 297 women recruited from a teaching hospital in Brazil (from October 2011 to November 2012). Dental caries and oral biofilm were evaluated by oral examination. The blood glucose was accessed by Haemoglobin A1c test. Information on socioeconomic characteristics, harmful habits and oral health habits was also gathered.Results: More than half (66%) of the women had carious lesions. Univariate analysis showed no association between hyperglycaemia and dental caries (p = .39). The hierarchical logistic regression model showed that the following variables were associated with dental caries: maternal education level ≤8 years (ORadjusted = 2.40 [CI 1.19-4.82]), previous children (ORadjusted = 1.81 [CI 1.08-3.03), use of dental floss (ORadjusted = .48 [CI 0.27-0.86]), and visible plaque index ≥30% (ORadjusted = 1.83 [CI 1.05-3.20]).Conclusions: These findings call attention to the need to implement effective public policies directed at avoiding tooth decay in pregnancy and in the postpartum period.
['Vieira|Anna Clara Fontes|ACF|http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3344-4276', 'Alves|Cláudia Maria Coelho|CMC|http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-4914', 'Rodrigues|Vandilson Pinheiro|VP|http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-7864', 'Calixto|Nayra Rodrigues de Vasconcelos|NRV|', 'Gomes-Filho|Isaac Suzart|IS|', 'Lopes|Fernanda Ferreira|FF|']
D000328:Adult D018441:Biofilms D001938:Brazil D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D003731:Dental Caries D005260:Female D006801:Humans D006943:Hyperglycemia D009055:Mouth D049590:Postpartum Period D011247:Pregnancy D012307:Risk Factors D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
Dental caries postpartum period pregnancy hyperglycemia