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Pregnancy and dental caries

The purpose of this investigation was to verify if the incidence of dental decay increases during pregnancy.In this study 82 pregnant and 40 nonpregnant women were included. In both groups the incidence of attacked surfaces was studied in a period of six months. The observed incidence of dental caries between the groups was not statistically significant.


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