Open AccessAwareness and knowledge regarding maternal periodontal status and associated pregnancy outcomes among the gynecologists of Hubli-Dharwad
Author(s) -
Shiphalika Sinha,
Pragathi R Bhat,
Vivek Vijaykumar Govekar,
Vijay A Trasad,
Anirudh B. Acharya
Publication year - 2020
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/jisp.jisp_263_19
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , miscarriage , periodontitis , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , family medicine , dentistry , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of gingiva and its supporting structures and is known to cause systemic infection which has adverse effect on pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth, preeclampsia, or miscarriage, which have been linked to maternal periodontitis.