Avaliação do índice CPOD em Gestantes atendidas na Unidade de Saúde da Família Manoel Pedro Pires Filho em Cariri do Tocantins

  • Magdi Matheus de Oliveira Cabral Unirg
  • Giovanna Schutz do Amaral Brito
  • Marco Antônio Teixeira Cândido

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index (DMFT) among pregnant women assisted at the Manoel Pedro Pires Filho Family Health Unit in Cariri do Tocantins, Brazil, as well as to identify socioeconomic, behavioral, and cultural factors related to oral health during pregnancy. It is a descriptive, cross-sectional, and quantitative study conducted with 28 pregnant women through a structured questionnaire and clinical dental examination. Results showed that 67.85% of participants were aged between 18 and 25 years, and 67.85% had a household income between one and two minimum wages. The mean DMFT index was 5.18, consisting of 29 decayed, 24 missing, and 92 filled teeth, indicating a moderate to high caries experience. Factors such as low income, limited education, inadequate eating habits, misconceptions about dental treatment safety during pregnancy, and low adherence to prenatal dental care, despite its availability

y, contributed to higher DMFT values. It is concluded that educational strategies, myth clarification, encouragement of prenatal dental care adherence, and integration between medical and dental services are essential to improve oral health and maternal-fetal well-being.

 

Keywords: Pregnant women. Oral health. Dental caries. DMFT index. Prenatal dental care.

Published
2026-03-18