Maternal risk factors and periodontal disease: A cross-sectional study among postpartum mothers in Tamil Nadu

• Main Authors: Rohini Govindasamy (Author), Manikandan Dhanasekaran (Author), Sheeja S Varghese (Author), V R Balaji (Author), B Karthikeyan (Author), Ananthi Christopher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aim: It is inconclusive that periodontitis is an independent risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aims to investigate the association between maternal periodontitis and preterm and/or low birth weight babies. Settings and Design: This was a prospective cross-sectiona...