[Caries prevalence and intensity and the health and hygiene habits of oral care in pregnant women].

Examination of the oral status of 664 pregnant women showed that from 77.12 +/- 3.90% at the age of 17-19 years to 100% at the age of 35-39 years were in need of treatment and removal of teeth. An average of 2.46 tooth per woman were to be filled and every other woman was in need of tooth removal. The quality of oral hygiene was poor in the examined patients, the Fedorov-Volodkina index varying from 2.2 +/- 0.05 to 2.6 +/- 0.1.