Salivary Protein Carbonyl Level in Relation to Gingival Health Status among a Group of Iraqi Pregnant Women

Objectives This study investigated the accuracy and duration of intraoral digital photograph examination (IDPE) for evaluating oral health status and explored the feasibility of remote oral health assessment. Methods Thirty-one healthy college students underwent evaluations of oral health status via clinical examination (CE) combined with panoramic X-ray assessment at baseline, followed by IDPE 1 month later using photos taken at baseline. Methods for evaluation of gingival health included the Modified Gingival Index (MGI) and Plaque Index (PI). Examinations of caries status included the decayed, missing, and filled teeth and surfaces indexes (DMFT and DMFS indexes, respectively). The duration of each evaluation was also recorded. Results There were significant differences in MGI and PI between CE and IDPE. There were no significant differences in DMFT and DMFS indexes between CE and IDPE, and there were positive correlations between CE and IDPE for each of the two indexes (DMFT index: r=0.56; DMFS index: r=0.69). The IDPE duration was shorter than the CE duration. Conclusions The feasibility of caries status assessment via IDPE is promising. Digital oral health evaluation merits further clinical consideration. Trial registration Xiamen University Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates, project number: 2018X0583. Registered 1 April 2018; http://cxw.xmu.edu.cn/admin/Innovation/NewInnovationDetail?id=6ce0a415-6131-496b-891a-6a1ae44e556d

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Mental Health Status of Pregnant Women and Breastfeeding Mothers During COVID-19 Outbreak in Bangladesh

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3890719 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nusrat Sharmin ◽

Zakia Lubna ◽

Fatema Akhter Hiramoni ◽

Tanima Sharker ◽

Md Zahir Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Mental Health Status

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The gingival health status of 8–12 year-old children in Damascus city in Syria during the Syrian Crisis: a cross-sectional epidemiological oral health survey

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-018-3998-x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muhammed Al-Huda Ballouk ◽

Mayssoon Dashash

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Oral Health ◽

Health Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Syrian Crisis ◽

Gingival Health ◽

Damascus City

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Three contaminated sites in southern Italy. The Neonatal Environment and Health Outcomes cohort: protocol for a longitudinal birth cohort study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029471 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. e029471 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Silvia Ruggieri ◽

Gaspare Drago ◽

Paolo Colombo ◽

Alessio Alesci ◽

Pasquale Augello ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Southern Italy ◽

Ethics Committee ◽

Contaminated Sites ◽

Birth Cohort Study ◽

Future Health ◽

Environment And Health ◽

National Priority

IntroductionExposure to environmental contaminants during pregnancy is one of the determinants of child’s future health outcomes. The effect of environmental pollution on pregnant women living in heavily polluted areas is of special interest and, in this context, the Neonatal Environment and Health Outcomes (NEHO) cohort will focus on the investigation of (1) toxicants transferred from the environment to the mother and from the mother to the developing fetus and (2) the influence of toxicants on pregnancy outcomes, fetal development and health status during infancy. Because the human placenta is positioned at the interface between the maternal/external environment and the embryo, it can be considered a highly informative matrix regarding many key pregnancy events that can shape infant’s future health.Methods and analysisThe NEHO cohort will enrol an estimated total of 800 pregnant women in three selected National Priority Contaminated Sites in southern Italy. Epidemiological data, concerning maternal health status, lifestyle and pregnancy, are obtained through questionnaires provided to the mother starting from the last 2 months of pregnancy. At delivery, maternal blood, umbilical cord blood and placenta tissue are collected to assess contaminant levels and to clarify how toxicants interact with the placental domain. Furthermore, placental transcriptome is studied in order to explore the interferences of toxicants on the role of the placenta in maternal/fetal interplay. Regular follow-up is planned at 6, 12 and 24 months.Ethics and disseminationThe study has been approved by all the Ethics Committees of the three National Priority Contaminated Sites involved: the Ethics Committee of the University Hospitals of Messina (18 September 2017, n. 9/2017); the Ethics Committee ‘Catania 2’ (11 July 2017, n. 38/2017/CECT2); the Ethics Committee of the Region of Calabria (20 July 2017, n. 173). Findings will be disseminated in the scientific community and on a regional basis for appropriate policy actions.

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Does Current General Mental Health Status Relate to Current Smoking Status in Pregnant Women?

Journal of Pregnancy ◽

10.1155/2019/7801465 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Diane Liu ◽

Emily Younger ◽

Stacy Baker ◽

Stephanie Touch ◽

Tamara Willmoth ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Tobacco Use ◽

Smoking Status ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Current Smoking Status ◽

Current Smoking ◽

General Mental Health ◽

Current Tobacco

Purpose. Research shows that smoking during pregnancy is related to mental health diagnoses. The purpose of this study was to assess whether current general mental health status is related to current smoking status in pregnant women after controlling for other factors related to both mental health and tobacco use during pregnancy. Methods. This cross-sectional analysis used 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) data for 621 pregnant women aged 18-38 from Florida (N=136), Kansas (N=116), Minnesota (N=105), Nebraska (N=90), New York (N=78), and Utah (N=96). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between current mental health status and current tobacco use, while controlling for state, depression diagnosis, routine checkup, healthcare plan, age, marital status, ethnicity/race, education level, income level, and employment status. Results. Overall, very few participants reported current smoking (6%) and about one-third reported low or moderate mental health status in the past 30 days. Adjusted results indicated that those who reported high mental health status were about 3 times less likely (OR=0.29, 95% CI=0.09, 0.88) to report current smoking status compared to those who reported low mental health status. Conclusions. Overall, current mental health status was highly related to current smoking status in pregnant women. Clinicians in obstetrics may expect a very low proportion of pregnant women to report smoking and up to one-third to report low or moderate current general mental health status. Given that current mental health issues and current tobacco use may harm both mother and child, be highly related in pregnant women, and change throughout the pregnancy, pregnant women should be screened automatically for both at each visit.

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