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

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 scien...

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Main Authors: Vanka Shanthi, Amit Vanka, Ajay Bhambal, Vrinda Saxena, Sudhanshu Saxena, Sahana Shiv Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Dental Research Journal
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Online Access:http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2012;volume=9;issue=4;spage=368;epage=380;aulast=Shanthi