Could optimising periodontal health in expectant mothers reduce the risk of babies being born prematurely?

Bhola, Surina; Geddis-Regan, Andrew

doi:10.1038/s41432-021-0149-3

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“…Several studies suggested that periodontal disease during pregnancy was related to mothers giving birth to premature babies, and this correlation became more obvious with the aggravation of maternal periodontal inflammation (11)(12)(13). Both a metaanalysis and a cohort study showed that, compared with pregnant women without periodontitis, pregnant women with periodontitis had a doubled risk of preterm birth (14,15). Similarly, a retrospective case-control study enrolling 555 postpartum women found that pregnant women with periodontitis were six times more likely to deliver premature babies than women without periodontitis (16).…”

Section: The Association Between Periodontal Disease and Adverse Preg...mentioning

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Periodontal disease in pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: Progress in related mechanisms and management strategies

2022

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Periodontal disease is an inflammatory and destructive disease of tissues supporting the tooth. A large number of studies have confirmed that periodontal pathogens and their metabolites can lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes in direct or indirect ways. Adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth, low birth weight, and pre-eclampsia, have a serious impact on human reproductive health. In recent years, although the level of global medical technology has gradually improved, the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes has not declined and is still a global public health problem. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current data on periodontal disease in pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including the association between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes, the pathogenic mechanism related to this association, the efficacy of different nutrition supplements for both periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes and the effect of providing periodontal treatment on the occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes, to provide guidance for the prevention and treatment of adverse pregnancy outcomes in clinical practice.

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