FOOD HABITS AND ORAL HYGIENE INFLUENCING PREGNANT WOMEN’S ORAL HEALTH

This work was carried out in 2003 and objectified to investigate food habits and the disregard of the oral hygiene as riskfactors for caries development and periodontal illness in pregnant patients. 34 women were assessed, between 2 and 9 months of gestation,users of a Public Health Unit in Curitib...

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Main Authors: Norma Suely Falcão O Melo, Rafaella Ronchi, Carolina de Souza Mendes, Verônica de Azevedo Mazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2007-06-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v12i2.9824