Maternal periodontal disease and preterm birth: A case-control study

Maternal periodontal disease and preterm birth: A case-control study

Background and Objective: Preterm birth (PTB) is an important issue in public health and is a major cause for infant mortality and morbidity. There is a growing consensus that systemic diseases elsewhere in the body may influence PTB. Recent studies have hypothesized that maternal periodontitis coul...

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Main Authors: Pushpalatha Govindaraju, Sanjay Venugopal, Madhura Antharasanahalli Shivakumar, Shruthi Sethuraman, Santhosh Kumar Ramaiah, Sowmya Mukundan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Subjects:
Full term birth
low birth weight
periodontitis
preterm birth
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2015;volume=19;issue=5;spage=512;epage=515;aulast=Govindaraju

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