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Risk of preterm birth associated with maternal gingival inflammation and oral hygiene behaviours in rural Nepal: a community-based, prospective cohort study

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العنوان: Risk of preterm birth associated with maternal gingival inflammation and oral hygiene behaviours in rural Nepal: a community-based, prospective cohort study
المؤلفون: Joanne Katz, Luke C Mullany, Daniel J Erchick, Subarna K Khatry, Nitin K Agrawal, Steven C LeClerq, Bhola Rai, Mark A Reynolds
المصدر: BMJ Open, Vol 10, Iss 8 (2020)
بيانات النشر: BMJ Publishing Group, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: Medicine
الوصف: Objectives Observational studies have identified associations between periodontitis and adverse pregnancy outcomes, but randomised controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of periodontal therapy have yielded inconsistent results. Few studies have explored relationships between gingival inflammation and these outcomes or been conducted in rural, low-income communities, where confounding risk factors differ from other settings.Methods We conducted a community-based, prospective cohort study with the aim of estimating associations between the extent of gingival inflammation in pregnant women and incidence of preterm birth in rural Nepal. Our primary exposure was gingival inflammation, defined as bleeding on probing (BOP) ≥10%, stratified by BOP
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2044-6055
Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/8/e036515.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036515
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/df4f94c609154cd3bbe5dafb09f60686
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.f4f94c609154cd3bbe5dafb09f60686
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20446055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036515