抄録
Over the period from April 1985 to March 1986 we studied of 1019 pregnant women living in Edogawa Ward. Tokyo, concerning their awareness of the mouth and gingivae. The age of the pregnant women peaked at 26, showing normal age distribution. The number of months pregnant was highest at 7 months, or 32.0%.
85.6% of the pregnant momen replied that they could clean their teeth exactly as they could before becoming pregnant. 15.2% said that they felt nausea when cleaning their teeth, many of whom were in the early stage of pregnacy.
63.3% answered that their gingivae tended to bleed after becoming pregnant, many of them being the early stage of pregnancy.
53.9% ate more between meals, while a change in the sense of taste was observed in 46.8%.
57.8% of the women who had already experienced childbirth replied that the state of their teeth and gingivae was different compared to the time of their first pregnancy.
In a comparison between the state of gingivae and the reply to each question, it was found that were in fact aware of such conditions as bleeding from the gingivae, feeling nausea when cleaning their teeth, increased eating between meals, and change in the sense of taste.
