Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-23

  Horton, Amanda L ^a   Boggess, Kim A ^b  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Inflammation; Periodontal disease; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; VAGINITIS;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857374959     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: 15580474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2011.12.008     Document Type: Review

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