Awareness of the association between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcome among the general female population

Conclusion: Younger and educated females had better awareness of the association between periodontal diseases and PTLBW. Hence, efforts to educate the general female population on this association could contribute toward the reduction of the risk of PTLBW.

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Source: Table of Contents : Indian Journal of Dental Research : 2006 - 17(3) - May 11, 2015 Category: Dentistry Authors: Fouzia TarannumRK Shiva PrasadR ShobhaBB Santosh KumarSupriya Ebenezer Source Type: research