Relationship between maternal periodontal disease and birth of preterm low weight babies Associação entre doença periodontal materna e nascimento de bebês prematuros e de baixo peso

• Hauptverfasser: Renata Tolêdo Alves (Verfasst von), Rosangela Almeida Ribeiro (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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It has been recently suggested that periodontal disease is an associated factor for prematurity and low birth weight. The aim of this work was to assess the periodontal status of puerperae and determine its possible relationship with preterm low birth weight (PLBW) delivery. The sample included 59 w...