Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gums. The incidence of periodontitis is
increasing all over the world. In patients with periodontitis, there is gradual destruction of the …

Objectives Maternal oral disease during pregnancy is a significant public health issue due to
its prevalence and lifecourse connections with adverse pregnancy/birth outcomes, early …

El parto prematuro es la principal causa de mortalidad neonatal y morbilidad neurológica a
corto y largo plazos. Este problema de salud tiene un costo económico y social …

Seminal studies published in the 1990s and 2000s explored connections between
periodontal diseases and systemic conditions, revealing potential contributions of …

Background and objectives There is still debate regarding potential relationships between
maternal periodontitis during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of this …

The implicit paradigm that has governed the study and clinical management of preterm
labour is that term and preterm parturition are the same processes, except for the gestational …

Aims and objectives. The aim of this paper is to examine current evidence supporting the
promotion of oral health during pregnancy and proffer aspects of a potential role for …

Inflammation has been implicated in the mechanisms responsible for preterm and term
parturition, as well as fetal injury. Out of all of the suspected causes of preterm labor and …

Provide the best care possible with expert insight and clinically relevant coverage of the
physiologic changes that occur throughout all major periods of the perinatal experience …

Preterm labor is defined as labor that begins before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy.
More than 12% of infants born in the USA are preterm. At least 40% of preterm births are …