Revue Malienne d’Infectiologie et de Microbiologie (Apr 2017)

Periodontal Manifestations in Pregnant Women : Study of 208 pregnancies at the CHU Gabriel Touré, Bamako

  • Ousseynou Diawara,
  • Boubacar Ba,
  • A Niang,
  • A Bocoum,
  • E.D Tchonang Mani,
  • Hapsa Koita,
  • Youssouf Traore,
  • Nani Mounkoro,
  • Daniel T Coulibaly,
  • Amadou Ingré Dolo,
  • Mamadou Lamine Diombana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.53597/remim.v0i9.931
Journal volume & issue
no. 9

Abstract

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Aims: The aims of this study was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of periodontal disease observed in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in the Department of Obstetric Gynecology CHU- Gabriel Touré of Bamako. Materials and Methods: We realized a transverse, analytical study based on the observation of the periodontal status of pregnant women over 2 months (May-July 2013), 208 observations identified prenatally. Data were collected from medical records, entered and analyzed using SPSS 19.0 software. Results: We included 189 cases (90, 90 %). The age group most affected was that of 20-29 years (52, 40 %) with a mean age of 26, 88 and extremes ranging from 10 to 45 years. Married women were represented, with 94, 70 % of the cases, they were multigravidae in 71, 00 % of cases. Housewives accounted for 40, 40 %. HIV positive women represented 14, 00 % of the sample. The CPITN index corresponding to the scaling was greater in patients, between 11 weeks and 41 weeks 'gestation. Conclusion: This study shows the high frequency of periodontal disease in pregnant women, hence the importance of partnership between healths professional's reproduction and those of oral cavity.