Health is the most important part in human life, pregnant women health are no exception. Pregnant women often experience problems with their teeth and mouth during pregnancy. Diseases of dental and oral health above tend to be ignored by pregnant women. Mothers-to-be tend to be more concerned about the health of their fetuses and the pregnancy itself, thus neglecting the health of their teeth and mouth. During pregnancy, hormonal changes cause changes in the dental and oral health of pregnant

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... men starting from the first trimester to the third trimester. Objective: To determine the relationship between gestational age and the occurrence of gingivitis in pregnant women at the posyandu, Darawati village, Cipatujah district, Tasikmalaya district. Method: Design The type of research used is descriptive analytic with a cross sectional aim is to determine whether there is a relationship between the independent and the dependent variable in the form of gestational age and the occurrence of gingivitis in pregnant women at the Posyandu. Results: the results of the SPSS test with the Spearman correlation for pregnant women at the Posyandu, Darawati Village, obtained a p-value of 0.004 (p>0.05), namely HO is rejected and HA is accepted and the criterion for the level of correlation strength that is calculated is 0.588, which is a relationship criterion. strong. The hypothesis, which means that there is a relationship between the period of pregnancy and the occurrence of gingivitis at the Posyandu, Drawati Village. Conclusion: There is a relationship between gestational age and the occurrence of gingivitis in pregnant women in Darawati Village, Cipatujah District, Tasikmalaya Regency with the level 3 of gingivitis.