Maternal periodontitis and preterm birth: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Edwar J Manrique-CorredorDomingo Orozco-BeltranAdriana López PinedaJose A QuesadaVicente F Gil-GuillenConcepcion Carratala-Munuera

Published in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2019)

Pregnant mothers with periodontitis double the risk of preterm birth. There is a lack of international consensus for diagnosing maternal periodontitis.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
birth weight
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
clinical practice
preterm infants
weight gain
weight loss