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Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Pregnant Women in Routine Prenatal Care in South China: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · Lin X, Jiang L, Pang Z, Wang S, Zeng Q, Ya Z, Peng Y, Huang Y, Jiang Q, Tao R · 2026-09-01

A survey of 517 pregnant women in South China found that while most recognised the importance of tooth brushing, awareness of preventive treatments and actual practice of comprehensive oral hygiene measures were limited, with education and insurance coverage emerging as key factors associated with better oral health behaviours.

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