Open AccessEffect of periodontal therapy on circulating levels of endotoxin in women with periodontitis: A pilot clinical trial
Author(s) -
Shaju Jacob,
Sonia Nath,
R. M. Zade
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.111244
Subject(s) - medicine , scaling and root planing , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , clinical trial , bleeding on probing , gingivitis , bacteremia , dentistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Periodontitis is a potential risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes due to the presence of a subgingival load of pathogenic bacteria. Instrumentation of periodontal pockets during treatment may result in bacteremia and/or endotoxemia.