Awareness of the association between periodontal disease and pre-term births among general dentists, general medical practitioners and gynecologists

• Main Authors: Fouzia Tarannum (Author), Sanchita Prasad (Author), Muzammil (Author), Lalith Vivekananda (Author), D Jayanthi (Author), Mohamed Faizuddin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the recent decades, periodontal disease has been identified as a risk factor for pre-term deliveries. Hence, it is important to evaluate the awareness of health-care providers of the association between periodontal diseases and pre-term birth. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to...