Pathogenic mechanisms linking periodontal diseases with adverse pregnancy outcomes

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 633-641

  Cetin, I ^a   Pileri, P ^a   Villa, A ^b   Calabrese, S ^a   Ottolenghi, L ^c   Abati, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

periodontal disease; preeclampsia; preterm labor; small for gestational age (SGA)

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDLINE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFLAMMATION; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUBMED;

EID: 84862877388     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719111432871     Document Type: Article

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