Posts Tagged ‘Birth’
BJOG Release: Successful Periodontal Therapy May Reduce The Risk Of Preterm Birth
US scientists have found a strong link between the success of gum disease treatment and the likelihood of giving birth prematurely, according to new research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. There are a number of factors such as low body mass index, alcohol consumption and smoking which are associated with an increased rate of preterm birth. More recently researchers have reported that oral infection may also be associated with such an increase. This study looked at 322 pregnant women who all had gum disease. The group was split into two groups; one group received scaling and root planning – cleaning above and below the gum-line – and oral hygiene instruction while the other group only received oral hygiene instruction. Read full post…
Poor Dental Health In Deprived Children Needs To Be Tackled From Birth
Oral health strategies to combat very high levels of tooth decay in children from deprived areas need to start from birth. That’s the conclusion of a large-scale study of the dental health of three-year olds published in the latest edition of the British Dental Journal. Dental inspections of over 4,000 children in Greater Glasgow carried out for the study found tooth decay (caries) in at least a quarter of the children examined. Amongst children from deprived areas, the incidence of decay was even higher, with a third of those surveyed exhibiting evidence of caries. The number of decayed, missing or filled teeth (dmft) – a commonly used measure for assessing oral health -in the children seen from the least deprived areas was 0.3. Read full post…