Tuesday 4 September 2012

Dental treatment during pregnancy can reduce the risk of premature fetus


American scientists, a new study shows that pregnancy dental treatment can greatly reduce the risk of preterm delivery and periodontal disease.

According to foreign media reports, U.S. scientists completed a new study shows that, not only safe during pregnancy dental treatment, and can greatly reduce the risk of preterm delivery and periodontal disease.

Dental problems are usually caused by a bacterial infection caused by inflammation of the gum tissue lesions left untreated can cause chronic inflammation lingering. The pregnancy odontopathy is a vexed question. Due to the body hormones suddenly change therefore, pregnant women are more prone to dental equipment. However, the standard tetracycline-based dental therapy is not advocated because the therapy may be dangerous to the fetus. However, substantial evidence that dental itself will increase the risk of preterm delivery.

The new study involved 322 dental tested pregnant women. These women were randomly divided into two groups, one group received an invasive scaling treatment and to accept oral health counseling. Another group of pregnant women receiving oral health counseling. After giving birth, the women, all participants received dental treatment.

The study found that the scaling treatment of pregnant women and Misunderstanding of the tooth whitening pregnant women did not receive treatment premature ratio of 45.6% and 52.4%, respectively. In-depth analysis found those pregnant women, pregnancy successful dental treatment, the risk of preterm delivery was significantly reduced. Scaling group of pregnant women in dental successful treatment of 42 people, and its premature birth rate was only 10.5%, premature birth ratio of 62% in the 111 but not healed dental scaling treatment of pregnant women.

The researchers said the new findings of dental treatment during pregnancy have a positive inspiration. The pregnancy odontopathy the non-drug therapy is safe and reliable, and can reduce the risk of preterm delivery. Therefore, Dr. Jeff Côte suggested, the obstetrician should recommend dental pregnant women going to the dentist in a timely manner, non-drug scaling therapy is a good choice, but successful treatment is essential.