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Physiological and emotional alterations and most frequent oral disorders in pregnancy

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Reviewed:: Feb 22, 2026 by Health Sciences

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Effectiveness:

Ease of Use:

Overview:

This interactive material describes how changes during pregnancy affect women and their oral health. The objectives are clearly stated with click-on options for more in-depth information and references are easily accessible. The visuals and interactiveness of the material keep the learner engaged.

Type of Material:

Reference Material

Recommended Uses:

Classroom activities
Homework
Team projects
Individual projects

Technical Requirements:

Internet access
Web Browser

Identify Major Learning Goals:

After active engagement with the material, the learner will

Define the main physiological changes for women during pregnancy and how they affect their oral health.
Describe how oral health can affect pregnancy.
Explain how to prevent or treat oral pathologies during pregnancy.

Target Student Population:

College-level, health/dental professions

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Medical, and preferably dental, terminology
General OB information is a plus, but not necessary

Content Quality

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Strengths:

The data are profound, with applicable, credible, and extensive resources.
The original material is from 2018, with references ranging from 2002-2016. The information is clear, though not concise, and reasonable given the extensive and supportive data.
This material can be used for students or professionals in the health professions.

Concerns:

Accuracy of information: “According to Huang et al.20, women with periodontal disease before 32 weeks of gestation are 369 times more likely to develop pre-eclampsia when compared to women without periodontal disease.”; supposed to be 3.69. The sequencing appears to lack a cohesive flow.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Learning objectives are concise and easy to understand.
The formatting allows for substantial information to be presented without being overwhelming.
Unsure how to integrate this material into the curriculum- possibly as a resource with an assignment being a reflection piece.

Concerns:

The title includes physical, emotional, and oral concerns during pregnancy. There is very little about emotional changes. Most of the content is about physical and oral changes during pregnancy. The title could better reflect the content.
The few questions are rhetorical with no measurable learning outcomes.
Including prerequisite knowledge and the intended audience would improve the material's use.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

This material is exciting to interact with and has pleasant visuals.
The characters in the material include different genders and races.
It is easy to understand how far along the reader is in the material and how to go to previous pages.
There is an option for increasing the font size.
The text is selectable.
Sequential headings are set up for screen readers.

Concerns:

There is no option for audio.
Alt text is not included for images. A suggestion for improvement is to add alt text to improve accessibility.

Other Issues and Comments:: Great topic, especially for continuing education credits for maintaining professional licenses.
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