Association between periodontal disease and preterm prelabor rupture of membranes.

• Periodontal disease is a possible contributing factor to preterm delivery. The aim of this study was to compare the periodontal status of women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) and women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies.Seventy-eight women with PPROM at gestational ages between 24+0 and 36+6 weeks and 77 healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies, matched for gestational age at sampling without preterm birth, were included in this study. All women underwent evaluation of periodontal and oral hygiene status.Women with PPROM had higher gingival and plaque indexes in crude analysis (gingival index: median 0.80 vs. 0.20; p < 0.0001; plaque index: median 0.80 vs. 0.10; p < 0.0001), even after adjustment for smoking status (p < 0.0001 and p < 0.0001). Mean clinical attachment loss and probing pocket depth values were higher in women with PPROM in the crude analysis (clinical attachment loss: median 2.3 mm vs. 1.8 mm; p < 0.0001; probing pocket depth: median 2.3 mm vs. 1.8; p < 0.0001), as well as after adjustment for smoking status (p < 0.0001 and p < 0.0001).Pregnant women with PPROM residing in central Europe had worse periodontal status than women with uncomplicated pregnancies. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

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