Association of pregnant women periodontal status to preterm and low-birth weight babies: A systematic and evidence-based review

• Main Authors: Vanka Shanthi (Author), Amit Vanka (Author), Ajay Bhambal (Author), Vrinda Saxena (Author), Sudhanshu Saxena (Author), Sahana Shiv Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The mouth serves as a mirror to general health and also as a portal for disease to the rest of the body. Since the old wives' tale of "the loss of a tooth for every pregnancy", oral health during pregnancy has long been a focus of interest. In the past decade, there has been mounting...