There is a link between periodontal disease and pregnancy. Here's what expecting mothers should know to maintain optimal oral health.
Periodontal disease and pregnancy outcomes: exposure, risk and intervention. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2007;21(3):451–66.Clothier B, Stringer M, Jeffcoat MK. Periodontal disease and pregnancy outcomes: exposure, risk and intervention. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2007;21(3)...
An increasing number of studies are confirming an association between periodontal disease (PD) and adverse outcomes in pregnancy. PD places pregnant women at greater risk for preterm birth than alcohol consumption or smoking. This underscores the importa
During pregnancy profound perturbations in innate and adaptive immunity impact the clinical course of a number of infectious diseases, including those affe... Armitage,Gary C. - 《Periodontology》 被引量: 56发表: 2013年 [Pregnancy and periodontal disease--is there a relation?]. Pregnancy complicati...
Pregnancy, Hormones and Periodontal (Gum) DiseaseNormal female hormones, of which progesterone is one, are elevated during pregnancy and also in women who are taking certain birth control pills containing high levels of progesterone. In the presence of periodontal disease, progesterone stimulates the ...
Periodontal disease could be a risk factor for pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth, and low birth weight. Possible mechanisms of this relationship are the production of inflammatory mediators and cytokines like C-reactive protein (CRP), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), matrix metalloproteinases, ...
Conversely, it has been suggested that periodontal infections may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. In this review, a summary of the literature associated with the bidirectional relationship between pregnancy and periodontal disease as well as the possible mechanisms behind this interaction...
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EFFECT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE TREATMENT ON OUTCOMES OF PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS Journal of PeriodontologyRichardson, Joseph
Dental caries and periodontal disease represent a health problem and a social cost for the entire population, and in particular for socio-economically disadvantaged individuals who are less resistant to disease. The aim of this review is to estimate the