Pregnant Women’s Awareness of Periodontal Disease Effects: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study in Saudi Arabia
Pregnant women's awareness regarding periodontal disease is low, and one-third of them do not visit dental clinics during pregnancy. Expanding access to dental care and reducing anxiety about treatment outcomes can strengthen the relationship between oral health and general health.
Authors
- Arwa Althumairi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-408X)
- Sultan Aldakhil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5140-3307)
- Farah Asa’ad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5186-2645)
- Khalid Alkhurayji
- Abdulmunim Alsuhaimi
- Abdulrahman Alshalawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4193-7633)
- Muath Alzamil
Institutions
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (SA)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12232413
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20