| A possible association between preterm birth and early periodontitis. A pilot study. | |
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PMID: 15312095 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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According to many studies, generalised periodontitis can be a risk factor for preterm birth (PB). A case-control study was carried out to examine if early localised periodontitis could be a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Postpartum women without any systemic disease were included into the study. Similar numbers of patients belonged to the case (41) and to the control (44) groups. A PB case was defined if a patient had a threatening premature labour during pregnancy, preterm premature rupture of membranes, or spontaneous preterm labour, and/or the weight of the newborn was < or = 2499 g. Control women had delivery after the 37th gestational week and the newborn's weight was > or = 2500 g. Known risk factors like smoking, alcohol, drug consumption, socio-economic status and the periodontal status were recorded. RESULTS: A significant association was found between PB and early localised periodontitis of the patient with the following criterion having bleeding at > or = 50% of the examined sites (6 at each tooth) and having at least at one site > or = 4 mm probing depth (p = 0.001). The odds ratio was 5.46 at the 95% confidence interval. The average weight of the newborns in the periodontitis group was less than in the control group, the difference is significant (p = 0.047). CONCLUSION: The results indicate that early localised periodontitis of the patient during pregnancy can be regarded as an important risk factor for PB. |
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Authors:
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Márta Radnai; István Gorzó; Erzsébet Nagy; Edit Urbán; Tibor Novák; Attila Pál |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical periodontology Volume: 31 ISSN: 0303-6979 ISO Abbreviation: J. Clin. Periodontol. Publication Date: 2004 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-08-17 Completed Date: 2004-11-22 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0425123 Medline TA: J Clin Periodontol Country: Denmark |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 736-41 Citation Subset: D; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary. radnai@stoma.szote.u-szeged.hu |
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Adolescent Adult Analysis of Variance Case-Control Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant, Newborn Periodontitis / complications* Pilot Projects Pregnancy Premature Birth / etiology* Risk Factors Smoking Statistics, Nonparametric |
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