Kehamilan memiliki efek penting pada kesehatan mulut terkait perubahan hormonal, pola makan dan perilaku. Wanita hamil menjadi sangat rentan terhadap penyakit gingiva dan periodontal. Kondisi kesehatan gigi dan mulut ibu hamil yang buruk dapat memberikan dampak seperti kelahiran prematur, dan bayi dengan berat badan lahir rendah (BBLR). Tujuan penelitian ini untuk memperoleh gambaran kesehatan gigi mulut ibu hamil, pengetahuan kesehatan gigi mulut dan pemanfaatan pelayanan kesehatan gigi mulut pada ibu hamil. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Wawancara terstruktur melibatkan 34 ibu hamil di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Serpong. Pertanyaan meliputi karakteristik responden, tindakan pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi, keluhan atau masalah terkait kesehatan gigi, pengetahuan kesehatan gigi mulut dan kunjungan ke dokter gigi pada ibu hamil. Data deskriptif di Analisis secara Bivariat menggunakan Uji ChiSquare untuk melihat hubungan sosiodemografi, masalah kesehatan gigi dan pengetahuan kesehatan gigi terhadap kunjungan perawatan kesehatan gigi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lebih dari setengah jumlah responden ibu hamil (52,94%) merasa keadaan kesehatan gigi mulut mereka baik dan 61,8% tidak memiliki masalah kesehatan gigi mulut. Sejumlah 55,9% responden mengaku belum pernah mendapatkan informasi mengenai pentingnya kesehatan gigi mulut selama kehamilan. Hanya sekitar 35,5% responden yang ke dokter gigi kurang dari 1 tahun yang lalu. Terdapat hubungan signifikan antara masalah Kesehatan Gigi Mulut terhadap pengetahuan kesehatan gigi mulut ibu hamil dan kunjungan perawatan kesehatan gigi. Kesimpulan penelitian adalah adanya keluhan dan masalah kesehatan gigi mulut pada ibu hamil berpengaruh pada kunjungan perawatan kesehatan gigi mulut saat kehamilan dan terkait pengetahuan yang dimiliki mengenai kesehatan gigi mulut saat kehamilan.Oral Health and Dental Visit of Pregnant Women (Pilot Study in Serpong, South Tangerang). Pregnancy has a significant effect on oral health-related hormonal changes, diet and behavior. Pregnant women become very susceptible to gingival and periodontal disease. Oral health condition of pregnant women may adversely bring impacts such as preterm low birth weight (PLBW). The aim of this study is to gain an overview of oral health status, knowledge and use of dental care service in pregnant women. This was a descriptive study with cross sectional approach. The structured interviews involved 34 pregnant women in Puskesmas Serpong. The questions included the characteristics of the respondents, oral health care practice, problem related to oral health during pregnancy, oral health knowledge and dental health service utilization in pregnant women. Chi-squares test were conducted to examine bivariable relationships between sociodemographic, oral health status and knowledge to dental health services utilization. The results show that more than half of pregnant woman respondents (52.94%) descibed their oral health as good and 61.8% did not have any dental health problems. As many as 55.9% of the respondents had knowledge about the importance of oral dental health during pregnancy. Only about 35.5% of the respondents visited dentists in the last one year. There is a significant correlation between dental health problem and dental health knowledge of pregnant women to the use of dental health services. The conclusion from this study is that dental health problem in pregnant women affects the utilization of dental care during pregnancy and is associated with the knowledge about dental health during pregnancy.
Oral health status among children with Down syndrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
