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Periodontal disease & Pregnancy Outcomes: Studies Conducted




The association between the gum diseases (periodontitis) in pregnant females and its impact on the newborn baby is being studied in 2 phases:
I Phase study –
A study done in 2008 included 280 pregnant females in the age group of 18-37 years. Most of them belonged to either low or middle socioeconomic status & have attended school till pimary level.
Among 251 subjects of full term group, 51 subjects delivered LBW babies and among the 29 subjects of preterm group 23 subjects delivered LBW babies. It has been observed that preterm subjects delivered LBW babies.

II phase study –
This study was done in the year 2014 included 200 educated pregnant females belonging to high socioeconomic strata. The incidence of preterm birth (<37 weeks) was 20.5 % in patients free of gum diseases (periodontitis) 48.5% in the group suffering from periodontitis. The incidence of LBW (<2500gms) was 4.5 % in periodontitis free group and 30.3 % in the women with gum diseases. This study proved periodontitis to be an independent factor responsible for adverse pregnancy outcomes irrespective of the socioeconomic status they belonged to.

                                                                                                         

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