Research Article
Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs among Pregnant Women of Raichur District, India: A Population Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Association between gestational age, periodontal condition, loss of attachment, and oral hygiene status in pregnant women.
| | Gestational age | Number (%) of persons coded | | Periodontal condition | | Healthy | Bleeding | Calculus | Pocket | Pocket | Total | | | 4-5 mm | ≥6 mm |
| | First trimester | 08 (8.2) | 10 (10.3) | 64 (66.0) | 10 (10.3) | 05 (5.2) | 97 (100.0) | | | Second trimester | 04 (3.9) | 05 (4.9) | 55 (53.9) | 34 (33.4) | 04 (3.9) | 102 (100.0) | | Third trimester | 03 (3.0) | 07 (6.9) | 47 (46.5) | 33 (32.7) | 11 (10.9) | 101 (100.0) |
| | Total | 15 (5.0) | 22 (7.3) | 166 (55.3) | 77 (25.7) | 20 (6.7) | 300 (100.0) | |
| | | Loss of attachment | | | 0–3 mm | 4-5 mm | 9–11 mm | Total | |
| | First trimester | 89 (91.8) | 08 (8.2) | 00 (0.0) | 97 (100.0) | | | Second trimester | 97 (95.1) | 04 (3.9) | 01 (1.0) | 102 (100.0) | | Third trimester | 87 (86.1) | 14 (13.9) | 00 (0.0) | 101 (100.0) |
| | Total | 273 (91.0) | 26 (8.7) | 01 (0.3) | 300 (100.0) | |
| | | Oral hygiene status | | | Good | Fair | Poor | Total | |
| | First trimester | 19 (19.6) | 41 (42.3) | 37 (38.1) | 97 (100.0) | | | Second trimester | 14 (13.7) | 40 (39.2) | 48 (47.1) | 102 (100.0) | | Third trimester | 13 (12.9) | 41 (40.6) | 47 (46.5) | 101 (100.0) |
| | Total | 46 (15.3) | 122 (40.7) | 132 (44.0) | 300 (100.0) | |
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