Obesity and periodontitis are not associated in pregnant women.

Isaac Suzart Gomes-FilhoJosicélia Estrela Tuy BatistaSoraya Castro TrindadeJohelle de Santana Passos-SoaresEneida de Moraes Marcílio CerqueiraTeresinha Silveira da CostaAna Claudia Morais Godoy FigueiredoMaria da Conceição Nascimento CostaLuis Fernando Fernandes AdanGessica Santana OrricoEdla Carvalho Lima PortoRodolfo Macedo Cruz PimentaFrank A ScannapiecoPeter Michael LoomerSimone Seixas da Cruz

Published in: Journal of periodontal research (2019)

The findings showed a high frequency of periodontitis, obesity, and overweight in the studied population but no association between obesity and periodontitis in pregnant women was found.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
weight loss
high frequency
insulin resistance
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
body mass index
adipose tissue
pregnancy outcomes