Influence of periodontal infection as a possible risk factor for preterm low birth weight

• Main Authors: Rajesh K Thakur (Author), Bipin K Yadav (Author), Rafat Sultana (Author), Shakeb K Afridi (Author), Debasmita Das (Author), Sheetal K Sahoo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There is emerging interest and increasing amount of evidence that support the interrelationship between periodontitis and systemic conditions. Epidemiological and microbiological-immunological studies have lent credence to the concept that periodontal disease may be a separate risk facto...