Aim - to evaluate the effect of cultural factors on the oral health status and behaviour of pregnant women in Kerala.A cross-sectional study was conducted among 128 females who were pregnant at 2 private hospitals in Kerala. The study tool was a questionnaire for examining the cultural factors impacting the dental health status and behaviour of females in their gestation period, which was framed based on a review of the literature. Oral health status was also examined by examining decay (DMFT), periodontal status (CPI index), oral mucosal lesions etc. Among the participants, 87% reported that oral health care is important during pregnancy brushes twice daily compared to 29.5% of the participants who reported that oral health care was not important during pregnancy (chi-square=22.363, p=0.001). 18.8% and 49.5% of the study subjects who were of the opinion that dental treatment should not be done in their gestational period had CPI-high scores of 4 (deep pocket) and 3 (shallow pocket) respectively.Cultural factors can act as barriers which have to be reduced to enhance oral health behaviour and oral health status.
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