An Examination of Periodontal Treatment, Dental Care, and Pregnancy Outcomes in an Insured Population in the United States

摘要: Objectives. We examined whether periodontal treatment or other dental care is associated with adverse birth outcomes within a medical and insurance database.Methods. In retrospective cohort study, we the records of 23 441 women enrolled in national plan who delivered live births from singleton pregnancies United States between January 1, 2003, September 30, 2006, for on basis received. compared rates low birthweight preterm among 5 groups, specifying relative timing type used logistic regression analysis to compare outcome across groups while adjusting duration continuous coverage, maternal age, pregnancy complications, neighborhood-level income, race/ethnicity.Results. Analyses showed that received preventive had better than did those no (P < .001). observed evide...