Abstract
In 1997 one study, employing the modified atraumatic treatment was conducted on low-income pregnant women in the city of Bauru. In the study mentioned above, eighty-one pregnant women, mean age 19.1 (3.7) years, presenting a mean number of 14.0 decayed surfaces were engaged in an oral health promotion program. The patients were randomly divided in two groups. In group 1 (n = 43) all types…