Maternal periodontal Disease: A possible risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Abdulwahab Alrumayh (Author), Fahad Alfuhaid (Author), Arshad Jamal Sayed (Author), Sabahat Ullah Khan Tareen (Author), Ibtehal Alrumayh (Author), Mohammed Ali Habibullah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: In periodontal disease, pathogenic inflammatory factors hold a vital part in adverse pregnancy outcomes. In recent years, there has been a large amount of literature concerning the association between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth (PTB)...