Periodontal treatment for preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes: a meta- and trial sequential analysis.

Periodontal treatment might reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes. The efficacy of periodontal treatment to prevent preterm birth, low birth weight, and perinatal mortality was evaluated using meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.An existing systematic review was updated and meta-analyses perform...

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Main Authors: Falk Schwendicke, Nadeem Karimbux, Veerasathpurush Allareddy, Christian Gluud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4452791?pdf=render