Oral Health in a Sample of Pregnant Women from Northern Appalachia (2011–2015)

Table 1

Timeline of COHRA2 in-person assessments.

Assessment	In-person visits
	1; (prenatal)	2^1; (birth)	3; (2-month)	4^1; (first tooth)	5; (12-month)	6; (24-month)
Dental assessment	M^2	M, B^2	M, B	M, B	M, B	M, B
Physical measurements^3	M	B	M, B	M, B	M, B	M, B
Medical interview	M^4	M^5	M	M	M	M
Current medications	M	M, B	M, B	M, B	M, B	M, B
Dental Fear Survey	M
Fear of Pain Questionnaire	M
Child Behavior Checklist (partial)						M
Household water^6	M
Microbial samples
Gingival swab	M	M, B	M, B	M, B	M, B	M, B
Saliva	M	M	M, B	M, B	M, B	M, B
Tooth plaque	M	M	M	M, B	M, B	M, B
Saliva for DNA^7	M		B

Visit performed at Pittsburgh site only.
²M: mother; B: baby.
³Not all measurements performed at all visits; self-reported measurements recorded if physical measurements are unable to be made.
⁴Questions on preterm labor included, to insure that participant can safely complete protocol.
⁵Birth information collected by phone if birth visit is not completed.
⁶Collected at visit 1; if participant moves, additional sample is collected from new residence.
⁷Saliva collected at additional visits as needed to insure adequate amounts of DNA.