Open AccessMaternal risk factors and periodontal disease: A cross-sectional study among postpartum mothers in Tamil Nadu
Author(s) -
Rohini Govindasamy,
Manikandan Dhanasekaran,
Sheeja Varghese,
VR Balaji,
B V Karthikeyan,
Ananthi Christopher
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_88_17
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontitis , obstetrics , odds ratio , low birth weight , risk factor , confounding , confidence interval , birth weight , pregnancy , cross sectional study , statistical significance , dentistry , pathology , biology , genetics
It is inconclusive that periodontitis is an independent risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aims to investigate the association between maternal periodontitis and preterm and/or low birth weight babies.