Periodontitis-associated risk factors in pregnant women

OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study was to investigate the risk factors associated with periodontitis in pregnant women. METHODS: This study was conducted in two stages. In Stage 1, a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of periodontitis among 810 women treated at...

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Main Authors: Maria Dilma Bezerra de Vasconcellos Piscoya, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Genivaldo Moura da Silva, Sílvia Regina Jamelli, Sonia Bechara Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000100005