Birth Weight of Infants of Mothers With Aggressive Periodontitis

Background: It was hypothesized that if periodontal infections predispose low birth weights and premature birth, then such outcomes should be apparent when the mother has aggressive periodontitis (AgP). Methods: Birth weight data were collected by questionnaire from females with AgP, their periodont...

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Published in:Journal of periodontology (1970) 2012-03, Vol.83 (3), p.279-286
Main Authors: Schenkein, Harvey A., Koertge, Thomas E., Sabatini, Robert, Brooks, Carol N., Gunsolley, John C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Age Factors
Aggressive periodontitis
Aggressive Periodontitis - classification
Aggressive Periodontitis - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Birth Weight
Cohort Studies
Dental Plaque Index
Dentistry
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
European Continental Ancestry Group
Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal Studies
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Periodontal Attachment Loss - classification
Periodontal Index
Periodontal Pocket - classification
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Outcome
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
preterm birth
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Smoking
Socioeconomic Factors
Young Adult
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Summary:Background: It was hypothesized that if periodontal infections predispose low birth weights and premature birth, then such outcomes should be apparent when the mother has aggressive periodontitis (AgP). Methods: Birth weight data were collected by questionnaire from females with AgP, their periodontally healthy siblings, and unrelated periodontally healthy women. Both prospective and retrospective birth outcome data were used. Because many of the periodontal evaluations were performed after the births, there were incomplete data regarding most of the risk factors for low birth weight. We determined associations between mothers’ periodontal diagnoses and clinical variables and the reported birth weights. Results: There were no significant differences in mean birth weights of babies born to control subjects or AgP patients. This was true whether all the births were considered or only those reported
ISSN:0022-3492
1943-3670
DOI:10.1902/jop.2011.110192