Treatment of Periodontal Disease and the Risk of Preterm Birth

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Authors

Bryan S. Michalowicz · University of Minnesota

James S. Hodges · University of Minnesota

Anthony J. DiAngelis · Hennepin County Medical Center

Virginia R. Lupo

M. John Novak · University of Kentucky

James Ferguson · University of Kentucky

William J. Buchanan · University of Mississippi Medical Center

Abstract

Treatment of periodontitis in pregnant women improves periodontal disease and is safe but does not significantly alter rates of preterm birth, low birth weight, or fetal growth restriction. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00066131 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Neonatal and Maternal Infections Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 355, Issue 18, pp. 1885-1894

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa062249

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