Emmanuel Roby V, Neelakantan Shiba
People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal.
Pract Midwife. 2011 Dec;14(11):28-31.
The aim of this study is to determine whether periodontitis in pregnant women could be a risk factor for pre term low birth weight. The oral hygiene status, periodontal status and periodontal treatment needs of mothers who birthed infants with normal birth weight and normal gestation period (group A) and mothers who birthed pre term low birth weight infants (group B) were assessed and compared. The clinical parameters used were Oral Hygiene Index--simplified (OHI-S), gingival bleeding index (GBI), probing pocket depth and Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN). This article presents the study and its findings and draws conclusions as to the relationship between poor periodontal condition and pre term low birth weight.
本研究的目的是确定孕妇的牙周炎是否可能是早产低体重的一个风险因素。对分娩出正常体重和正常妊娠期婴儿的母亲（A组）以及分娩出早产低体重婴儿的母亲（B组）的口腔卫生状况、牙周状况和牙周治疗需求进行了评估和比较。所使用的临床参数包括简化口腔卫生指数（OHI-S）、牙龈出血指数（GBI）、探诊袋深度和社区牙周治疗需求指数（CPITN）。本文介绍了该研究及其结果，并就牙周状况不佳与早产低体重之间的关系得出结论。
