Open AccessComparative Evaluation of Oral Health Knowledge, Practices and Attitude of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women, and Their Awareness Regarding Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Author(s) -
Shipra Gupta,
Ashish Jain,
Sugandha Mohan,
Nandini Bhaskar,
Prabhjot Kaur Walia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/13819.6756
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , periodontitis , oral hygiene , oral health , low birth weight , childbirth , preeclampsia , adverse effect , family medicine , gynecology , dentistry , genetics , biology
Adverse pregnancy outcomes are undesirable events occurring during pregnancy and childbirth in mother or child, such as Preterm Low Birth Weight (PLBW) and preeclampsia. There is growing evidence that periodontitis may be a risk factor for preterm birth even after adjusting for known risk factors.