Care of low-birth-weight babies.
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relationship between maternal periodontal disease and low birth weight babies
background: periodontal infections, which serve as a reservoir of inflammatory mediators, may pose a threat to the fetal-placental unit and cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. objective: the aim of this study was assessing the periodontal status of women during puerperium and determining the possible relationship between their periodontal disease and low birth weight delivery. materials and metho...
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BACKGROUND Periodontal infections, which serve as a reservoir of inflammatory mediators, may pose a threat to the fetal-placental unit and cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was assessing the periodontal status of women during puerperium and determining the possible relationship between their periodontal disease and low birth weight delivery. MATERIALS AND MET...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.6182.134-d