Awareness and knowledge regarding maternal periodontal status and associated pregnancy outcomes among the gynecologists of Hubli-Dharwad

• Main Authors: Shiphalika Sinha (Author), Pragathi Raghavendra Bhat (Author), Vivek Vijaykumar Govekar (Author), Vijay Ashok Trasad (Author), Anirudh Balakrishna Acharya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of gingiva and its supporting structures and is known to cause systemic infection which has adverse effect on pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth, preeclampsia, or miscarriage, which have been linked to maternal periodontitis. Aim: Thus, t...