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Association Between Periodontal Status and Mental Health in Postpartum Women

NCT05869981 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2023-05-23

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Summary

Background- In developing countries like India, seeking mental health care is still a taboo, and a lot of stigma is attached to consulting a psychiatric specialist or a counselor. This problem magnifies during postpartum period characterized by depressive symptoms in mothers indicating persistent low mood and feeling of worthlessness with easy fatigability, poor appetite, and sleep deprivation which leads to lack of interest in daily activities including oral health care.

Rationale- Many studies have evaluated the periodontal status during pregnancy and its consequences but only few studies have been conducted evaluating the periodontal status during the postpartum period. None of the study has evaluated the association of Mental health and periodontitis during postpartum period.

Objectives-To assess the Association between Periodontal status and Mental health in Postpartum women Methods- Periodontal Status and Mental health status (by Mental Health Inventory) will be assessed in Women during postpartum period (6-8 weeks- 6 months after delivery).

Expected outcomes- Study of periodontal status during postpartum period may contribute in elucidating this interrelationship and helps to design better prevention strategies for women's mental health.

Conditions

  • Mental Health Issue
  • Periodontitis
  • Periodontal Diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Deepti Anand, MDS · PGIDS,ROHTAK

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-07
Primary Completion
2023-09-07
Completion
2023-10-07

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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