Periodontal status as predictor of prematurity and low birth weight.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
The objective was to verify the relation between periodontal status and prematurity/low birth weight.

METHODS:
a case control study of 211 women, 44 being mothers of children born with weight below 2.500g or gestational age of less than 37 weeks (case group) and 177 mothers of children born with weight of over 2.500g or more and gestational age of 37 weeks or more (control group). The women were invited to reply to a questionnaire during the interview. A single dentist performed a complete periodontal exam in the oral cavity of each participant, including:
probing depth, recession, plaque index, bleeding on probing, and clinical attachment loss measurements. Descriptive analysis of the study variables was performed and the statistical significance was calculated at 5%, using the chi-squared test.

RESULTS:
There was no statistically significant difference in the clinical parameters between the groups.

CONCLUSIONS:
The findings showed no association between periodontal status and prematurity/low birth weight.

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Author information

Author/s: Gomes-Filho, Isaac S (IS); da Cruz, Simone S (SS); Rezende, Edson J C (EJ); da Silveira, Bruno B de B (BB); Trindade, Soraya C (SC); Passos, Johelle S (JS); de Freitas, Camila O T (CO); Cerqueira, Eneida M M (EM); de Souza Teles Santos, Carlos Antonio (CA);

Affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Feira de Santana State University, Bahia, Brazil. isuzart(-atsign-)gmail.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of public health dentistry (J Public Health Dent), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 66 (issue 4) : pp 295-8

Dates: Created 2007/01/17; Completed 2007/02/23;

PMID: 17225830, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Alcohol Drinking
Birth Weight
Case-Control Studies
Dental Plaque Index
Female
Gestational Age
Gingival Hemorrhage - classification
Gingival Recession - classification
Humans
Income

Income
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Life Style
Periodontal Attachment Loss - classification
Periodontal Index
Periodontal Pocket - classification
Residence Characteristics
Smoking
Social Class

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