Open AccessMaternal periodontal disease as a significant risk factor for low birth weight in pregnant women attending a secondary care hospital in South India: A Case-control study
Author(s) -
Rebecca Mathew,
Anuradha Bose,
JH Prasad,
JP Muliyil,
Dushyant Singh
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.4103/0970-9290.152184
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , low birth weight , obstetrics , pregnancy , prenatal care , population , gestational age , confidence interval , birth weight , logistic regression , case control study , risk factor , pediatrics , genetics , environmental health , biology
Periodontal disease (PD) is a common infection in the community; however, its relationship with low birth weight (LBW) has not been well-established.