Periapical infection may affect birth outcomes via systemic inflammation

Periapical infection may affect birth outcomes via systemic inflammation

Objectives: Maternal dental periapical infections are associated with preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction. This study investigates whether the association is mediated through bacterial spread from periapical lesions to placenta (direct pathway) or systemic inflammatory reaction (indire...

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Main Authors: Ashorn, P. (Author), Ashorn, U. (Author), Dewey, K.G (Author), Doyle, R. (Author), Hallamaa, L. (Author), Harjunmaa, U. (Author), Järnstedt, J. (Author), Jorgensen, J.M (Author), Kamiza, S. (Author), Klein, N. (Author), Maleta, K. (Author), Shaw, L. (Author), Stewart, C.P (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2018
Subjects:
adult
Adult
apical infection
Article
association
bacterial DNA
bacterial infection
Bacterial Infections
bacterial load
birth size
C reactive protein
chorioamnionitis
C-Reactive Protein
disease association
DNA 16S
duration of pregnancy
female
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation
fetus membrane
glycophorin A
histopathology
human
human tissue
Humans
hydrocortisone
Hydrocortisone
inflammation
Inflammation
intrauterine growth retardation
laboratory
Malawi
Malawian
metabolism
microbiology
orosomucoid
Orosomucoid
pathology
Periapical Diseases
placenta
Placenta
placenta tissue
placental infection
pregnancy
Pregnancy
pregnancy complication
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
pregnancy outcome
Pregnancy Outcome
Premature Birth
prematurity
prevalence
Prevalence
primipara
priority journal
protein blood level
RNA 16S
saliva
Saliva
social status
systemic inflammation
tooth periapical disease
young adult
Young Adult
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