Open AccessSignificance of maternal periodontal health in preeclampsia
Author(s) -
Khushboo Desai,
Parth Desai,
Shilpa Duseja,
Santosh Kumar,
Jaideep Mahendra,
Sareen Duseja
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.155734
Subject(s) - preeclampsia , periodontitis , medicine , odds ratio , obstetrics , pregnancy , confounding , risk factor , gestational age , logistic regression , dentistry , genetics , biology
The aim of the present case-control study was to evaluate the association between maternal periodontitis and preeclampsia. Association studies between maternal periodontitis and elevated risk for preeclampsia have shown conflicting results. Periodontal maintenance is necessary to reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes like preeclampsia.