Babalola Dolapo A, Omole Folashade
Department of Family Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, 1513 E. Cleveland Avenue Bldg. 100, Ste. 300, East Point, GA 30344, USA.
J Pregnancy. 2010;2010:293439. doi: 10.1155/2010/293439. Epub 2010 Aug 12.
An increasing number of studies are confirming an association between periodontal disease (PD) and adverse outcomes in pregnancy. PD places pregnant women at greater risk for preterm birth than alcohol consumption or smoking. This underscores the importance of offering dental screening to women who are pregnant or contemplating pregnancy and the need for physicians who provide obstetric care to be aware of the possible connection between poor dental health and poor pregnancy outcomes.
越来越多的研究证实,牙周疾病(PD)与妊娠不良结局之间存在关联。与饮酒或吸烟相比,PD使孕妇面临更高的早产风险。这凸显了为孕妇或计划怀孕的女性提供牙科筛查的重要性,以及为提供产科护理的医生了解牙齿健康状况不佳与不良妊娠结局之间可能联系的必要性。