Title: Periodontal disease treatment does not affect pregnancy outcomes
Abstract: A critical summary of Chambrone L, Pannuti CM, Guglielmetti MR, Chambrone LA. Evidence grade associating periodontitis with preterm birth and/or low birth weight, II: a systematic review of randomized trials evaluating the effects of periodontal treatment. A critical summary of Chambrone L, Pannuti CM, Guglielmetti MR, Chambrone LA. Evidence grade associating periodontitis with preterm birth and/or low birth weight, II: a systematic review of randomized trials evaluating the effects of periodontal treatment. Systematic review conclusionPeriodontal disease treatment does not lower the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight or both.Critical summary assessmentAlthough periodontal disease treatment is recommended during pregnancy, the results of a systematic review of 13 randomized controlled clinical trials, for which a meta-analysis was conducted in 11 of the trials, do not indicate that there is a lower risk of preterm birth or low birth weight.Evidence quality ratingGood. Periodontal disease treatment does not lower the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight or both.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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