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ArticleArchives of oral biology2025

Association between pica practice, oral health, and cariogenic microorganisms of US pregnant women: A cross-sectional study.

Yan Wu, Jin Xiao, Noha Rashwan, Abigail Morrissey, Dina Yousif, Nisreen Al Jallad, Kevin Fiscella, TongTong Wu, Brenda A Z Abu

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Article in Archives of oral biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yan WuEastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA; Department of Stomatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430042, China.
Jin XiaoEastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Noha RashwanEastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Abigail MorrisseyWegmans School of Health and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.
Dina YousifEastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Nisreen Al JalladEastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Kevin FiscellaDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
TongTong WuDepartment of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Brenda A Z AbuWegmans School of Health and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA. Electronic address: baaihst@rit.edu.

Funding

Understand biological factors underlying early childhood caries disparity from the oral microbiome in early infancyR01DE031025 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI STEVEN R. GILL, Tongtong Wu · 2022 to 2026
$3.9M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE031025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effects of pica practices during pregnancy on oral health risks and outcomes.

designA cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women in New York. Demographic, medical history and oral hygiene practice data were collected using validated questionnaires. Comprehensive oral examinations included caries and periodontal status (plaque index and bleeding on probing). Clinical samples (saliva, plaque, and pica substances obtained from participants) were processed to assess the carriage of cariogenic microorganisms (Streptococcus mutans and Candida species) using culturing-dependent and -independent methods. We statistically compared oral clinical and microbial outcomes of pica and non-pica participants.

resultsAmong 20 women enrolled (8 (40 %) with pica and 12 (60 %) without pica), the mean gestational age was 25.55 ± 8.82 weeks. Candida species were detected in 25 % of pica samples (n = 2), predominantly from ice samples. The pica group exhibited poorer oral health conditions, showing more decayed-missing-filled teeth and surfaces than the non-pica counterparts (p = 0.016). Although not statistically significant, salivary carriage of C. albicans was 2.8 times higher in women with pica compared to those without (3.3 ± 5.7 × 10

conclusionsPica practices were associated with maternal oral health risks, imploring that clinicians manage pica behaviors to mitigate oral diseases during pregnancy.

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Dental CariesOral HealthOral HygienePicaAdultCandidaCross-Sectional StudiesDental PlaqueFemaleHumansNew YorkPeriodontal IndexPregnancySalivaStreptococcus mutansYoung AdultAnemiaCariogenic microorganismsNon-nutritive practicePicaPregnant women

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PMID40318578
PMCPMC12184208

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