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The Oral Health of Pregnant Women as a New Potential Risk Factor for Prematurity and Cardiovascular Diseases in Children

Pregnancy is a state in which complex physical and physiological changes are present, these have important effects on multiple organ systems. Some authors pointed out the possible connection between periodontal disease in pregnant women with the risk of preterm delivery, newborns of a low gestational age with low birth masses and possible cardiovascular disease. Cardiordiovascular disease atherosclerosis is now one of the leading causes of death in developed countries, it begins in childhood, and goes a long time without manifesting symptoms, increasing with age, it begins to seriously threaten health. Insufcient insight into the possible pathological implications of the oral health status of pregnant women with the premature expression of cardiovascular risk factors in children, initiated this research. The aim of the study is to investigate more prominent predictors of early cardiovascular risk factors: increased body mass index, high values of blood pressure and the thickening of the intima-media carotids complex in comparison to children whose mothers had good oral health during pregnancy. Regular dental therapy/care can decrease the frequency of the occurrence of caries and periodontal disease in pregnant women, the frequency of prematurity and low birth weight with all it’s potential complications, decreasing the fnancial costs of neonatal intensive care management and the cardiovascular repercussions on newborn’s health. Primary prevention of atherosclerosis should begin as early as possible, during pregnancy, in childhood, creating a healthy way of life, which will be able to prevent or at least slow the development of atherosclerosis.

Oral Health, Pregnant Women, Prematurity, Cardiovascular Diseases

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