Periodontal Condition in Pregnancy and Low Birth Delivery Incidence

A Comparative Evaluation in Pregnant Women of the Periodontal Condition and Low Birth Delivery Incidence

The objective of this study was the evaluation of periodontal condition in pregnant women and the effect of the treatment of periodontal disease upon low birth weight.

This research was carried out in the following three centers: Samsun Birth and Children's Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Ondokuz Mayıs. 269 women in their first trimester were included in this study. Their ages ranged from 18-35 years, their height was above 150 cm and they have no history of any systemic disease. At the end of each trimester these measurements were performed: attachment level, probing depth, gingival index, plaque index, and bleeding on probing. According to the periodontal diagnosis the research population was divided into three groups: periodontally healthy women; periodontally diseased women, however rejection of treatment; periodontally diseased women, however acceptance of treatment.In this study one-way ANOVA, chi-square, conditional logistic regression analyses were used.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age:18-35 years
• Sure of her dates

Exclusion Criteria:

• systemic diseases (i.e., diabetes mellitus, cancer, hypertension, urolithiasis, parathyroid disease, diseases that compromise pregnancy)
• Less than two pregnancy