Introduction:

the hormonal changes experienced by pregnant women accentuate the gingival response and cause a different clinical picture, being considered a modifying factor in periodontal disease.

Objective:

to assess the prevalence of periodontal disease in pregnant women attended at Jose Marti Dentistry Clinic in the period from September 2018 to January 2020.

Methods:

an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in 83 pregnant women, in the period from September 2018 to January 2020. The information of interest was collected from individual medical records of basic dentistry and Periodontics services. All patients provided an informed consent and the results were processed using statistical analysis including percentage and ratio.

Results:

sick patients predominated with 82 % over healthy patients with 18 %. Gingivitis was the most frequent disease in the 35 % of pregnant women studied. Less severe forms of the disease were more frequent in the age group 27 to 36 years for 43,7 %, and periodontitis was more frequent in pregnant women aged 37 to 45 years for 33,3 %. The level of knowledge was fair for 37,3 % followed by good for 36,2 %.

Conclusions:

the frequency of periodontal disease was high with a predominance of mild periodontal disease.

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