DENTAL HEALTH OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND ANTENATAL PREVENTION OF MAJOR DENTAL DISEASES

Pregnancy is considered as a critical period for a woman's dental health and is characterized by quantitative and structural changes in oral diseases, which, accordingly, determines the general health of both the pregnant woman and the child and is also a marker of the complete formation of the latter's skeletal system. The results of our studies indicate mass prevalence (on average 87.4%) and high intensity (on average 7.24) damage to the hard tissues of the tooth. Changes in the hormonal background during pregnancy affects metabolic processes in the periodontal, which contributes to the occurrence or exacerbation of periodontal diseases, which is recorded among the examined, in particular, in more (on average 60.25%), the so-called gingivitis of pregnant women were revealed. Situational analysis of the studied results provides the identification of the causes and factors of the main dental diseases during pregnancy, which makes it possible to plan, implement and effectively evaluate optimal treatment and preventive programs - accordingly, the level of dental health and quality of life of the pregnant woman will improve, and at the same time, antenatal prophylaxis of the child will be carried out.