1. Periodontal disease in pregnancy is a risk factor for preeclampsia.
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Shetty M, Shetty PK, Ramesh A, Thomas B, Prabhu S, and Rao A
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- Adult, Case-Control Studies, Chi-Square Distribution, Comorbidity, Confidence Intervals, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gestational Age, Humans, Incidence, India epidemiology, Logistic Models, Multivariate Analysis, Odds Ratio, Periodontal Index, Periodontitis diagnosis, Periodontitis epidemiology, Pre-Eclampsia diagnosis, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications diagnosis, Probability, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Periodontal Diseases diagnosis, Periodontal Diseases epidemiology, Pre-Eclampsia epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications epidemiology, Pregnancy Outcome
- Abstract
Many recent studies have evaluated the relation between periodontitis and pregnancy complications. This study aimed to examine the association between preeclampsia and periodontitis in Indian women. A total of 130 pregnant women were enrolled between 26-32 weeks of gestation. Oral health examinations were performed at recruitment and again within 48 hours of delivery to determine the presence and/or progression of periodontitis in all subjects. Pocket depth, clinical attachment loss (CAL), and gingival index were measured in all subjects. There was significant (p < 0.05) difference between the preeclampsia and normotensive groups in the distribution of periodontitis both at recruitment and after delivery. Multiple logistic regression demonstrated that periodontitis both at enrolment (OR = 5.78, 95% CI 2.41-13.89) as well as within 48 hours of delivery (OR = 20.15, 95% CI 4.55-89.29), may be associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia.
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- 2010
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