Scaling and root planing treatment for periodontitis to reduce preterm birth and low birth weight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1508-1519

  Kim, Arthur J ^a,b   Lo, Alexander J ^a   Pullin, Deborah A ^a,c   Thornton Johnson, Darneesh S ^a   Karimbux, Nadeem Y ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental scaling; Meta analysis; Periodontitis; Pregnancy; Premature birth; Review

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL SCALING; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84863956386     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2012.110636     Document Type: Review

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