Correlation of periodontitis during pregnancy and incidence of low birth weight babies

• Main Authors: Prashanthi Reddy (Author), Tushar Phulambrikar (Author), P V Wanjari (Author), Rajeev Srivastava (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: To verify a possible association between periodontitis and low birth weight babies. Materials and methods: Two hundred and eighty antepartum women were examined aged between 18 and 37 years. Demographic, medical and clinical histories were taken under obstetrician's guidance. A thoro...