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Miscarriage is not highly associated with periodontal disease in never-smokers

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 23rd, 2006

A recent study found no association between periodontitis and preterm birth or low birth weight.

"It has been postulated that associations between periodontal disease and systemic conditions may be because of the confounding effects of smoking. In addition, studies of this type rarely investigate the adverse pregnancy outcome of miscarriage," scientists writing in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology asserted.

S. Farrell and colleagues at Kings College in London stated, "The aim of this prospective study was to investigate a relationship between periodontal disease in pregnancy and subsequent adverse pregnancy outcomes in a population of...

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