Correlation of periodontitis during pregnancy and incidence of low birth weight babies

Objective: To verify a possible association between periodontitis and low birth weight babies. Materials and methods: Two hundred and eighty antepartum women were examined aged between 18 and 37 years. Demographic, medical and clinical histories were taken under obstetrician′s guidance. A thorough...

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Main Authors: Prashanthi Reddy, Tushar Phulambrikar, P V Wanjari, Rajeev Srivastava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
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Online Access:http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2012;volume=24;issue=2;spage=95;epage=97;aulast=Reddy