Periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes
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Summary: The aim of this bibliographic revision is to show the existing relationship
between periodontal disease and some adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia, pre-labor
rupture of membranes, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth and low birth weight; by taking in
account some aspects of the periodontal disease like clinical manifestations during pregnancy,
microbiological findings, and the different results found in animal and human case-control studies.
Key words: Periodontitis. Pregnancy. Preeclampsia. Periodontal pathogens. Inflammatory
reactions.
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