Open AccessAssociation of preterm low-birth-weight infants and maternal periodontitis during pregnancy: An interventional study
Author(s) -
Bhavna Dave,
Ekta Bharatbhai Shah,
Rita Gaikwad,
Susmita S Shah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_270_20
Subject(s) - medicine , low birth weight , odds ratio , pregnancy , obstetrics , statistical significance , confidence interval , birth weight , periodontitis , chi square test , dentistry , statistics , genetics , mathematics , biology
The impact of periodontal disease during pregnancy and its effect on adverse pregnancy outcomes is seen in the literature. When it comes to the link of disease related to periodontium to that of adverse pregnancy outcomes, a need can arise if a significant cause-effect relationship does exist or not between them.