Construction of obstetrics and dentistry cooperation system to promote oral health for pregnant woman

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25670893
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: HINODE Daisuke 徳島大学, 大学院医歯薬学研究部, 教授 (70189801)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KAWANO Fumiaki 徳島大学, 大学院医歯薬学研究部, 教授 (60195120) ; YOSHIOKA Masami 徳島大学, 大学院医歯薬学研究部, 准教授 (90243708)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 歯科口腔保健 / 妊婦 / 歯周病 / リスク / 低体重児出産 / 定期歯科健康診査 / 口腔衛生状態 / 受診行動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of study included 85 pregnant woman who referred to Tokushima University Hospital was to investigate the relationship between periodontal status of pregnant women and low birth weight. The result showed that "periodontal pocket depth >=4 mm)" and "complaints or discomfort related to the oral cavity" of pregnant women were significantly associated with low birth weight babies. The cross-sectional study was performed for 250 pregnant women who received a free oral examination supported by N city in Tokushima prefecture. It revealed that there were associations between regular oral health check-up and good oral health status or good health habits during pregnancy. In addition, the survey of questionnaires were performed against 453 subjects regarding the pre-mother class conducted by Tokushima dental association. The results showed that this program might be cause a proper behavioral change for participants of pre-mother class.

Free Research Field

予防歯科学