Gingival changes during pregnancy: III. Impact of clinical, microbiological, immunological and socio-demographic factors on gingival inflammation

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 272-283

  Carrillo De Albornoz, Ana ^a   Figuero, Elena ^a   Herrera, David ^a   Cuesta, Pedro ^a   Bascones Martínez, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

dental biofilm; IL 6; immunology; microbiology; Porphyromonas gingivalis; pregnancy gingivitis; Prevotella intermedia; TNF

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION TREES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DINOPROSTONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; INTERLEUKIN-6; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856619741     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01800.x     Document Type: Article

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