Oral and general health conditions involved in periodontal status during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study Gil Montoya, José Antonio Rivero Blanco, Tania León Ríos, Ximena Alejandra Expósito Ruiz, Manuela Pérez Castillo, I. Aguilar Cordero, Josefa Oral health Pregnancy-related periodontal status Pregnancy Obesity Oral hygiene Purpose Pregnancy is a period in a woman’s life that has important consequences on oral health, particularly for gingival health. Present study aims to identify women at higher risk of developing periodontal disease (gingivitis and periodontitis) during late pregnancy and evaluate how this condition evolves during this period. Methods Prospective cohort study was designed with pregnant women who were assessed during the first and third trimesters of gestation in a southern Spanish public hospital. Data regarding gingival and periodontal health, oral hygiene, and overall health status (obesity and diabetes mellitus) were collected. Reporting followed STROBE checklist. Results Significantly higher number of women had the periodontal and gingival disease in the third trimester of gestation compared with in early pregnancy. In the third trimester of gestation, 42 (28.6%) and 63 (42.9%) of women presented symptoms of periodontal disease and gingival disease, respectively. Obesity (OR 2.834; 95%CI 0.919–8.741), worse oral hygiene during the first trimester of gestation (OR: 4.031; 95%CI 2.12–7.65), and periodontal disease during early pregnancy (OR: 15.104; 95%CI 3.60–63.36) most effectively predicted periodontal disease during late pregnancy. Conclusions Pregnancy is associated with exacerbated periodontal and gingival disease symptoms throughout the different trimesters of gestation. Obesity and oral hygiene during early pregnancy were the risk factors that most contributed to the aforementioned changes in periodontal disease. 2023-01-24T08:26:14Z 2023-01-24T08:26:14Z 2022-12-13 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Gil-Montoya, J.A... [et al.]. Oral and general health conditions involved in periodontal status during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study. Arch Gynecol Obstet (2022). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06843-3] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/79290 10.1007/s00404-022-06843-3 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 4.0 Internacional Springer