The effectiveness of periodontal disease treatment during pregnancy in reducing the risk of experiencing preterm birth and low birth weight A meta-analysis

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1423-1434

  Uppal, Anna ^c   Uppal, Shitanshu ^b   Pinto, Andres ^a   Dutta, Moushuml ^b   Shrivatsa, Shwetha ^b   Dandolu, Vani ^b   Mupparapu, Mel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Dental scaling; Periodontitis; Pregnancy complications; Prenatal care; Preterm labor; Root planing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651389130     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0104     Document Type: Article

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