Volume : IV, Issue : V, May - 2015

Periodontal association with preterm low birth weight

Dr. Maya Indurkar, Dr. Archana Damrekar

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 Background:Recently the scientific community has demonstrated a growing interest in determining periodontal disease association with pregnancy complications due to the fact that despite the advances in prenatal  care and increased public awareness, adverse pregnancy outcomes still present a major public health problem worldwide.  Aims:To find association between periodontitis and preterm low birth weight. Methods and Material: Total 180 subjects with age group of 18 to 35 years, 90 with PTLBW and 90 without PTLBW were examined within  2 days of delivery. Periodontal assessment was done by recordingGingival Periodontal Index and Simplified Oral Hygiene Index. Results: Mothers with periodontitis were found to be significantly at greater risk for PTLBW (Odds ratio of 4.57) compared to periodontally healthy mothers. Conclusions: Periodontitis is one of the risk factor for PTLBW. Thus, antenatal care should include periodic oral  checkup followed by preventive and therapeutic treatment of periodontal diseases.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Dr. Maya Indurkar, Dr. Archana Damrekar Periodontal association with preterm low birth weight International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 5 May 2015

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