Evaluation of Association between Maternal Periodontal Disease and Infant Preterm Low Birth Weight: A Case Control Study
The theme of World Health Day 2005 was healthy mothersand children. It is essential that women are able to go through pregnancy and child birth safely, that the outcome of pregnancies is successfulin terms of maternal and infant survival and well being. However, despite the advances in obstetrical prevention, diagnostics, and therapy innumerable challenges persist. Preterm low birth weight (PLBW) is still considered to be the greatest problem in obstetrical medicine and remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among the newly born children. Preterm birth (PTB), which refers to the delivery of a new born child before the 37th week of pregnancy and low birth weight (LBW), which refers to the birth of a newborn child with a weight less than 2500 gms are grouped under the term of PLBW . PLBW children seem to have a higher risk for a strain of acute and chronic disorders that impair systemic health throughout their life.The prevalence of L...