Periodontal treatment during pregnancy decreases the rate of adverse pregnancy outcome: a controlled clinical trial

• Autor(a) principal: Sant'Ana, Adriana Campos Passanezi
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Campos, Marinele R. de, Passanezi, Selma Campos, Rezende, Maria Lúcia Rubo de, Greghi, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar, Passanezi, Euloir
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Journal of applied oral science (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/jaos/article/view/3884
• topic: Periodontal diseases; Preterm birth; Low birth weight; Pregnancy; Clinical trials

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of non-surgical treatment of periodontal disease during the second trimester of gestation on adverse pregnancy outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Pregnant patients during the 1st and 2nd trimesters at antenatal care in a Public Health Center were divided into 2 groups: NIG - "no intervention" (n=17) or IG- "intervention" (n=16). IG patients were submitted to a non-surgical periodontal treatment performed by a single periodontist consisting of scaling and root planning (SRP), professional prophylaxis (PROPH) and oral hygiene instruction (OHI). NIG received PROPH and OHI during pregnancy and were referred for treatment after delivery. Periodontal evaluation was performed by a single trained examiner, blinded to periodontal treatment, according to probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), plaque index (PI) and sulcular bleeding index (SBI) at baseline and 35 gestational weeks-28 days post-partum. Primary adverse pregnancy outcomes were preterm birth (