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A Case Control Study to Identify the Risk Factors of Periodontitis in Pregnant Women in District Faisalabad
Saher Yousaf*, Mansur-ud-Din Ahmed, Muhammad Asif, Shumila Yousaf and Shazia Munir
Department of epidemiology and public health, University of veterinary and animal sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
- Corresponding Author:
- Yousaf S
Department of epidemiology and public health
University of veterinary and animal sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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E-mail: yousafsaher@gmail.com
Received Date: May 19, 2016; Accepted Date: September 30, 2016; Published Date: October 07, 2016
Citation: Yousaf S, Ahmed MD, Asif M, Yousaf S, Munir S (2016) A Case Control Study to Identify the Risk Factors of Periodontitis in Pregnant Women in District Faisalabad. Occup Med Health Aff 4:247. doi:10.4172/2329-6879.1000247
Copyright: © 2016 Yousaf S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Good oral health is the indicator of good general health of an individual. Poor oral hygiene is the most important factor to cause dental diseases. Advanced stage of gum disease is called periodontitis. Periodontal disease affects the gum and jaw bone. Gingival health is compromised during pregnancy due to hormonal changes. This is called pregnancy gingivitis which is initial stage of periodontitis. Method: A matched case control study was conducted to identify the risk factors of periodontitis during pregnancy. Study duration was three months and it was conducted in tertiary care hospitals of Faisalabad (Madina teaching hospital, D.H.Q, Allied hospital). Cases were matched on the bases of month of pregnancy and number of pregnancy with control. Study sample was 282 (141 cases and 141 controls). Data were collected through questionnaire which comprises of two sections one is demographic data and one is questions related risk factors. Findings: Data were entered on SPSS software value was less than 0.05 and confidence interval was 95%. Multi logistic regression test was apply to identify the potential risk factors of periodontitis. Results have shown the different risk factors which can cause periodontitis. The most significant risk factors e.g. family history, systemic illness in which diabetes and hypertension were most common, poor eating habits due to lack of knowledge about oral health were common. Results will share with the health authorities of concerned hospitals.
