The Relationship Between Dental and Oral Health Knowledge and Gingiva Status of Pregnant Women

Mery Efiani; Desih Welliam; Asmawati Asmawati; Stevani Vauziah Alzahra Hamsa

Authors

Mery Efiani Husada Polytechnic, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Desih Welliam Husada Polytechnic, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Asmawati Asmawati Husada Polytechnic, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Stevani Vauziah Alzahra Hamsa Husada Polytechnic, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Keywords:

Knowledge, pregnant women, gingival status

Abstract

Oral health encompasses not only teeth but also gums, periodontal tissues, and soft tissues of the cheeks, tongue, and lips. Pregnant women have general knowledge about periodontal disease, but little understanding of its causes. Gum disease during pregnancy can lead to premature birth and low birth weight babies, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between pregnant women's knowledge of oral health and gingival status. The research used was observational analytic with a cross-sectional design, naely research conducted at the same time to connect between variables . inflammation. This study obtained a significant value of the normality test for the knowledge questionnaire of 0.05, namely 0.163, and gingival status of 0.05, namely 0.234. Based on the test of the relationship between knowledge about dental and oral health and gingival status in pregnant women, the p-value was 0.000 ≤( 0.05).There is a relationship between knowledge about dental and oral health and gingival status in pregnant women.

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