Journal and Conferences of Dentistry

A case control study consisting of 300 primiparous women, aged 18-35 years was conducted to evaluate the association between maternal periodontal disease and infant preterm low birth weight.  The study was systematically scheduled to spread over a period of 5 months from May 2008- September 2008. A multicentre study was planned in general maternity wards of various medical college hospitals in Bangalore city. From 13 medical college hospitals having maternity wards in the city, 3 college hospitals (St. Martha’s Hospital, K.C. General Hospital, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College Hospital) were selected randomly. Each hospital was surveyed for a period of two weeks on a rotation basis till the required sample size of 300 was obtained.  PDF LINK>>>>>>

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...