Open AccessMaternal periodontal disease and preterm birth: A case-control study
Author(s) -
Pushpalatha Govindaraju,
Sanjay Venugopal,
Madhura Antharasanahalli Shivakumar,
Shruthi Sd,
Santhosh Kumar Ramaiah,
Sowmya Mukundan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
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.