Abstract
Background: Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disease of the tissues supporting the teeth. Women who have periodontal disease while pregnant may be at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Although the association between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been addressed in a considerable number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, there are important differences in the conclusions of these reviews. Systematic reviews assessing the effectivity of various therapeutic interventions to treat periodontal disease during pregnancy to try and reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes have also arrived at different conclusions. We aim to provide a systematic overview of systematic reviews comparing the frequency of adverse pregnancy outcomes between women with and without periodontal disease and/or evaluating the effect of preventive and therapeutic interventions for periodontal disease before or during pregnancy on adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Methods: We will include systematic reviews reporting on studies comparing adverse pregnancy outcomes: (i) between women with or without periodontal disease before (
Original language | English |
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Article number | 16 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Systematic Reviews |
Volume | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Periodontal disease
- Periodontitis
- Pregnancy
- Adverse pregnancy outcome
- Preterm birth
- Perinatal mortality
- Maternal mortality
- Treatment
- Systematic review
- Overview
- LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT
- PRETERM BIRTH
- CLASSIFICATION
- PREECLAMPSIA