This study will track changes in oral health in pregnant women. Subjects will be assigned to either regular oral care or advanced oral care and be given oral care products to use until they deliver. A comparison between the two groups (regular and advanced oral care) will be made to see if the oral care products impacted oral health and maternity variables.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
746
dentifrice: brush thoroughly twice daily
brush thoroughly twice daily
floss the whole mouth once daily
Center for Women's Reproductive Health
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Penn OB/Gyn and Associates
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Change From Baseline in Löe-Silness Gingivitis Index
Score Criteria 0 Normal gingiva. 1. Mild inflammation - slight change in color, slight edema. No bleeding on probing. 2. Moderate inflammation - redness, edema, and glazing. Bleeding on probing. 3. Severe inflammation - marked redness, edema. Ulceration. Tendency to spontaneous bleeding.
Time frame: 3 months
Change From Baseline in Löe-Silness Gingivitis Index
Score Criteria 0 Normal gingiva. 1. Mild inflammation - slight change in color, slight edema. No bleeding on probing. 2. Moderate inflammation - redness, edema, and glazing. Bleeding on probing. 3. Severe inflammation - marked redness, edema. Ulceration. Tendency to spontaneous bleeding.
Time frame: 2 months
Change From Baseline in Löe-Silness Gingivitis Index
Score Criteria 0 Normal gingiva. 1. Mild inflammation - slight change in color, slight edema. No bleeding on probing. 2. Moderate inflammation - redness, edema, and glazing. Bleeding on probing. 3. Severe inflammation - marked redness, edema. Ulceration. Tendency to spontaneous bleeding.
Time frame: 1 month
Gestational Age (Weeks)
log\[42.9-gestational age\]
Time frame: At delivery
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dentifrice: twice daily brush thoroughly for 2 minutes
twice daily brush thoroughly for 2 minutes
mouth rinse: rinse with 20 mL of mouth rinse for 30 seconds twice daily
floss the whole mouth once daily