Maternal periodontal disease and preterm birth: A case-control study | Zendy

Pushpalatha Govindaraju | Zendy; Sanjay Venugopal | Zendy; Madhura Antharasanahalli Shivakumar | Zendy; Shruthi Sethuraman | Zendy; Santhosh Kumar Ramaiah | Zendy; Sowmya Mukundan | Zendy

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Maternal periodontal disease and preterm birth: A case-control study

Author(s) -

Pushpalatha Govindaraju,

Sanjay Venugopal,

Madhura Antharasanahalli Shivakumar,

Shruthi Sethuraman,

Santhosh Kumar Ramaiah,

Sowmya Mukundan

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of indian society of periodontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 0975-1580

pISSN - 0972-124X

DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.164751

Subject(s) - medicine , gestation , periodontitis , pregnancy , gestational age , obstetrics , inclusion and exclusion criteria , birth weight , risk factor , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology

Preterm birth (PTB) is an important issue in public health and is a major cause for infant mortality and morbidity. There is a growing consensus that systemic diseases elsewhere in the body may influence PTB. Recent studies have hypothesized that maternal periodontitis could be a high-risk factor for PTB. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between maternal periodontitis on PTB.

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