Development of oral care during pregnancy for prevention of premature births

2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18390596
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: The Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing (2008-2009); The Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing (2006-2007)
• Principal Investigator: NOGUCHI Mayumi The Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing, 看護学部, 教授 (40241202)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SAKODA Ayako 日本赤十字広島看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70341237) ; SUGAI Motoyuki 広島大学, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究所, 教授 (10201568) ; TAGAYA Akira 長野県看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70117951) ; HARASHIMA Yuka 日本赤十字広島看護大学, 看護学部, 助手 (10389132) ; KOMATSUZAWA Hitoshi 広島大学, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究所, 准教授 (90253088)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2009
• Keywords: 看護学 / 細菌 / 口腔ケア / 妊婦 / 歯周病 / ストレス

Research Abstract

To improve oral hygiene in pregnancy, we developed a self care program based on a survey of intraoral environment in pregnancy and evaluated its effect by application. A survey on 132 pregnant and 36 non-pregnant women showed that pregnancy increased oral bacteria unrelated to periodontal disease, and lowered oral hygiene. An application to 78 pregnant women proved effectiveness of the program consisting of 1) training of a brushing method removing gingival plaque with specific dental paste and identification of plaque by dyeing and 2) providing knowledge about periodontal disease.