Odontological treatment in seropositive pregnant women

Pregnancy is a particularly vulnerable time for every woman who when combined with a diagnosis of HIV and poor oral health can have drastic consequences for her oral and mental health, increasing the risk of low birth weight babies and even premature births. Therefore, we can consider that the Dental Surgeons, due to the multidisciplinarity of their education, are in a privileged position to inform women about their physiological changes inherent to pregnancy and the effects of these changes on their oral health. They are also able to follow your treatment, contributing to the maintenance of good oral hygiene both in the outpatient setting and at home so that the effects of this period are only transient, providing greater safety, tranquility during this period. It is known that through extensive scientific studies that the relationship of oral diseases and their negative repercussions on the general health, not only of pregnant women, but also of the baby, increase the need for dental prenatal care. Dental prenatal care is recent in dentistry, and there is still little knowledge and understanding on the subject, in integrating the knowledge of professionals about HIV and its correlation with systemic dentistry, as well as the elaboration of a detailed anamnesis of the seropositive pregnant patient. and actions that allow the application and teaching of this knowledge and preventive techniques to the seropositive patient, such as the need to maintain their healthy periodontium through daily brushing and flossing, as well as the correct use of antiretroviral medications. It is evident the need for dental follow-up by a qualified dental surgeon who feels the moral duty to pass on knowledge to the seropositive patient and that this knowledge collaborates to create safe health circumstances for themselves and the birth of the child.