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. 2022 Feb 26;11:77. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_382_21

Table 1.

Respondents’ answers on how they get informed about the relationship between oral health and pregnancy and about dental treatments they consider safe

n (%)
Attitudes about safety of treatments during the pregnancy
 Routine teeth cleaning 320 (98.4)
 Production of fillings or crowns 72 (21.15)
 Periodontal treatment 99 (30.46)
 Extractions 31 (9.54)
 Intraoral/extraoral radiograms 5 (1.54)
Source of information about relationship of oral health and pregnancy
 Dentist 174 (53.54)
 Gynecologist 75 (23.08)
 Family physicians 13 (4 )
 Books, journals, brochures 105 (32.31)
 Internet 164 (50.46)