Psychologically informed oral health interventions in pregnancy and type 2 diabetes: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oral health is a critical aspect of gestational diabetes management. Gestational diabetes is high blood glucose levels during pregnancy and is managed like type 2 diabetes with diet and physical activity interventions. This scoping review sets out to discuss why oral health support should also become part of gestational diabetes management.

Objectives

The primary objective was to synthesise the existing psychologically informed oral health interventions for pregnant women and individuals with type 2 diabetes, and the extent to which these interventions map on to the COM-B Model. No literature exists on oral health interventions in gestational diabetes, why studies with type 2 diabetes populations were selected instead. The secondary objective was to identify the

SUBMITTER: Kristensen CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9811123 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature