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Volume 6, Issue 9 (Suppl) Dentistry 2016
ISSN: 2161-1122 Dentistry, an open access journal Euro Dental Congress 2016
October 24-26, 2016
October 24-26, 2016 Rome, Italy
15th Euro Congress on
Dental & Oral Health
Dentistry 2016, 6:9 (Suppl)
Minimally invasive dentistry: Anew challenge
Julieta Gomes Tavares
Pontificial Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Aesthetics and longevity have always been the goals in a dental treatment. Technology, materials and scientific knowlege advances
become extremely important to reach these goals. The new challenge is to achieve the same results based on this new treatment
philosophy with a minimally invasive procedure. This oral presentation reports the veneers indications, limitations, advantages and
disadvantages. The treatment protocol will be spoken in details: from the virtual smile design, mock-up and a wax-up planning to
the impressions and cementations techniques. Finally, the ceramic ability to be bonded to dental substrate and clinical evaluations
comparing the veneers preparations will be analyzed, highlighting the better outcomes obtained with ceramic laminates.
Perceived connections between oral health and stress among pregnant women: Astudy in Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Alhanouf N Albalawi
King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Although stress during pregnancy has negative effects on children’s development and pregnant women’s health, no
study has assessed stress and its predictors among pregnant Saudi women. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship
between sociodemographic and self-reported oral health problems and perceived stress in a sample of pregnant Saudi women.
Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 438
pregnant women who attended the obstetrics/gynecology clinic. We collected data on their sociodemographic and oral health status.
Stress was assessed using the perceived stress scale.
Results: 33.4% of the sample reported high stress. The study revealed significantly high stress in women with no or low income,
chronic disease, sleep deprivation, no teeth brushing, irregular eating patterns, gestational diabetes, and no family support (P < 0.05).
Self-reported oral health problems were significantly associated with high stress (P < 0.05). A multiple linear regression model shows
no teeth brushing, chronic disease, sleep deprivation, gestational diabetes, and gingival redness predicted an increase in stress by (3.6,
2.4, 2.1, 1.4, and 1.4, respectively).
Conclusions: It was estimated that 3 in 10 pregnant women in our hospital reported high stress levels. Our study shed light on the
relationship between healthy habits, oral health status, and perceived stress in pregnant women. This research may help healthcare
practitioners who provide care to pregnant women to educate them in regard to healthy habits, and to develop a program to reduce
stress.