Optimal timing of periodontal disease treatment for prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes: Before or during pregnancy?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111.e1-111.e6

  Xiong, Xu ^a   Buekens, Pierre ^a   Goldenberg, Robert L ^b   Offenbacher, Steven ^c   Qian, Xu ^d  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

periodontal disease; prepregnancy periodontal treatment; preterm birth; randomized controlled clinical trial

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 80955177172     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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