Health Effects of Oral Contraceptives on Periodontal Disease and Gingivitis: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study Among Saudi Women in Jeddah.

Samar Abdullah AlGhamdiKhaled AltowairqiYazan Ghazi AltowairqiHanaa AlkharobiEman AlfayezRowaina MansouriBushra AljahdaliArwa BadahdahNaif Mari AlqarniGhadah Sidqi QumusanAziza Rashed Al-Rafiah

Published in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry (2023)

Females on OCPs had a high rate of gingival bleeding, dental caries, and oral ulcers. OCPs users had poor periodontal and gingival health. Establishing an oral hygiene program was necessary to treat gingival and periodontal inflammation that exacerbated by OCPs.

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pregnant women
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