Periodontal Disease and Pregnancy: Correlation with Underweight Birth
Giuseppe Minervini, Manuele Basili, Rocco Franco, Patrizio Bollero, Maura Mancini, Lucia Gozzo, Giovanni Luca Romano, Maria Maddalena Marrapodi, Francesca Gorassini, Cesare D’Amico, Eugenio Pedullá, Luca Fiorillo
Abstract
Periodontal disease is a risk factor for many systemic diseases including preterm birth and underweight birth. The purpose of this systematic review is to analyze the literature and to highlight any clinical correlation. Information sources such as PubMed, MEDLINE, and Web of Science were consulted to obtain our results with these keywords "periodontal disease," "pregnancy," "weight loss" using the connector "AND." After the first screening by authors, only 27 articles were included in this review. From the analysis of the literature, it was noted that the presence of periodontal disease could have a correlation with underweight birth. Surely, control oral hygiene and oral health is essential during pregnancy to reduce risks, and these results should be essential in establishing a protocol to be maintained during pregnancy.