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Effects of Oral Contraceptives Intake On the Gingiva | ||
| Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-341 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nuha Agab Hamed; Khalid B. Mirza; Maha S. AL-Rubaie | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The use of contraceptive medication has been shown to increase gingival inflammatory reaction to local irritants. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of oral contraceptive pills and the duration of drug intake on the plaque index, gingival index and probing depth. METHODS: A total of 30 women of the age group 19-40 years attending a primary health care center in AL-Ramadi city were selected and permitted to start taking contraceptive pills. Three visits were arranged of three months interval between the visits. Plaque index, gingival index &probing depth were measured at the three visits. RESULTS: The results revealed a significant difference in the mean plaque index & the mean gingival index among the three visits. Regarding the probing depth, 23.3% of women had pocket depth of 4 & 5mm and this percentage was the same for the three visits. CONCLUSION: Results indicates that women taking contraceptive pills had increasing mean of plaque & gingival indices with increasing the duration of drug intake. Probing depth was found the same through the three visits | ||
| Keywords | ||
| periodontal disease; contraceptive pills | ||
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