Oral Fetus Connection

Detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis in the Amniotic Fluid in Pregnant Women With a Diagnosis of Threatened Premature Labor, Rubén León, ­Nora Silva, ­Alfredo Ovalle, ­Alejandra Chaparro, ­Alexis Ahumada, ­Marta Gajardo, ­Maria Martinez, and ­Jorge Gamonal, Journal of Periodontology, 2007, Vol. 78, No. 7, Pages 1249-1255. 

Effects of Maternal Campylobacter rectus Infection on Murine Placenta, Fetal and Neonatal Survival, and Brain Development, S. Offenbacher, ­E.L. Riché, ­S.P. Barros, ­Y.A. Bobetsis, ­D. Lin, and ­J.D. Beck­,  Journal of Periodontology. 2005, Vol. 76, No. 11-s

Maternal Periodontal Disease Is Associated With an Increased Risk for Preeclampsia, Kim A. Boggess, MD, Susi Lieff, PhD, Amy P. Murtha, MD, Kevin Moss, James Beck, PhD and Steven Offenbacher, DDS, PhD,  Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2003;101:227-231

Periodontal Disease as a Risk Factor for Preterm Birth: Epidemiology and a Pilot Intervention Study, Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, DMD, http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/conferences/periodontal_infections13.htm

Periodontal disease increases the risk of severe pre-eclampsia among pregnant women, Varol Canakci, Cenk Fatih Canakci, Abdulkadir Yildirim, Metin Ingec, Abubekir Eltas and Ayşe Erturk, J Clin Periodontol. 2007; 34: 639–645

Periodontal infection and preterm birth, Marjorie K. Jeffcoat, D.M.D., Nico C. Geurs, D.M.D., Michael S. Reddy, D.M.D., D.M.SC., Suzanne P. Cliver, B.S., Robert L. Goldenberg, M.D. and John C. Hauth, M.D., J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 132, No 7, 875-880.

Potential Impact of Maternal Periodontitis on Reproductive Outcomes, Steve Offenbacher, DDS, PhD, James Beck, MS, PhD, www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/conferences/periodontal_infections12.htm

Potential Public Health Implications of Associations Between Periodontitis and Reproductive Outcomes, Susan Reed, DDS, MPH, DrPH,  www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/conferences/periodontal_infections14.htm

Treatment of Periodontal Disease and the Risk of Preterm Birth, Bryan S. Michalowicz, D.D.S., James S. Hodges, Ph.D., Anthony J. DiAngelis, D.M.D., M.P.H., Virginia R. Lupo, M.D., M.P.H., M. John Novak, B.D.S., Ph.D., James E. Ferguson, M.D., William Buchanan, D.M.D., M.Md.Sc., James Bofill, M.D., Panos N. Papapanou, D.D.S., Ph.D., Dennis A. Mitchell, D.D.S., M.P.H., Stephen Matseoane, M.D., Pat A. Tschida, Ph.D., for the OPT Study, The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 355:1885-1894, Nov 2, 2006, Number 18