Periodontal disease and preterm birth: Findings from the 2015 Pelotas birth cohort study.

Luisa Jardim Corrêa de Oliveira Mariana Gonzales Cademartori Helena Silveira Schuch Fernando Celso Lopes Fernandes de Barros Mariângela Freitas da Silveira Marcos Britto Corrêa Flavio Fernando Demarco

Published in: Oral diseases (2020)

The association between periodontal disease in pregnancy and the occurrence of preterm delivery is sensitive to the case definitions. Periodontal disease increased the risk of early preterm delivery.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
low birth weight
risk assessment
pregnant women