Method: The study was survey of 120 doctors randomly selected, but only 30 gynecologists answered the questions. The volunteers answered a questionnaire with 12 questions concerning about the perception of doctors about the importance of dental care during pregnancy and choice of local anesthetics, drugs to control pain and swelling and the use of antimicrobial agents during pregnancy.
Result: Most professionals (63%) indicated 2% lidocaine without vasoconstrictor, 73% prescribe acetaminophen to control pain and 26% recommended the use of NSAIDs to edema control. Penicilin and Cephalosporin were the antimicrobial agents pointed in 80% of the cases, but 12% prescribe Erythromycin as first choice. Although doctors recognize the significant importance of dental care during pregnancy and the relationship of periodontal disease and birth problems (93%), most of them still do not recommend dental care as a preventive procedure, indicating dental care only in cases of abscess and pulpitis.
Conclusion:
It was concluded that there are doubts and lack of knowledge of gynecologists/obstetrician regarding dental care of pregnant patients and the use of local anesthetics, demonstrating the need of improvement about this theme for some professionals and the importance of multidisciplinary approach for these patients.