Assesment of prevention of periodontal diseases in pregnant women in Tbilisi

Abstract

Recent studies for epidemiology of periodontal diseases and global disease burden in the USA, with oral and explanations of the new cases, shows that 47% of USA population older than 30 have some periodontal diseases. 60%-70% of pregnant women in the USA have a certain form of periodontal disease. Percentage of the pregnant women with periodontal disease in Tbilisi is quite high and it is about 63%. Women health providers should ensure qualitative and safe healthcare, they should discuss the oral health with the patients and offer them a sequential prevention. There is sufficient evidence of the fact that inappropriate care for oral health during the pregnancy can have a negative impact to both, mother as well as neonate. It is necessary to increase the interprofessional working force capabilities for current and future oral healthcare in order to improve systemic oral health for mothers and their neonates. It is recommended: to strengthen university research, to announce the acceptance of doctoral student in order to begin additional doctoral research for this issue.