Oral Health and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes – What’s Next?

Treatment of localized periodontal disease in pregnancy does not reduce the occurrence of preterm birth: results from the Periodontal Infections and Prematurity Study (PIPS)

(2010) George A. Macones et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Transmission of Diverse Oral Bacteria to Murine Placenta: Evidence for the Oral Microbiome as a Potential Source of Intrauterine Infection

(2010) Y. Fardini et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The Enigma of Spontaneous Preterm Birth

(2010) Louis J. Muglia et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Term Stillbirth Caused by Oral Fusobacterium nucleatum

(2010) Yiping W. Han et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Is Maternal Periodontal Disease a Risk Factor for Preterm Delivery?

(2009) V. Lohsoonthorn et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Effect of periodontal disease treatment during pregnancy on preterm birth incidence: a metaanalysis of randomized trials

(2009) Nikolaos P. Polyzos et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Maternal periodontal disease and perinatal mortality

(2009) Alexis SHUB et al.   AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

Complementation of the fadA Mutation in Fusobacterium nucleatum Demonstrates that the Surface-Exposed Adhesin Promotes Cellular Invasion and Placental Colonization

(2009) A. Ikegami et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Benefits of Periodontal Therapy When Preterm Birth Threatens

(2009) M. Radnai et al.   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Localization of P. gingivalis in Preterm Delivery Placenta

(2009) J. Katz et al.   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Treatment of Periodontal Disease During Pregnancy

(2009) John P. Newnham et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Effects of Periodontal Therapy on Rate of Preterm Delivery

(2009) Steven Offenbacher et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

A pilot study of the association between cariogenic oral bacteria and preterm birth

(2009) R Durand et al.   ORAL DISEASES

Maternal periodontal disease, systemic inflammation, and risk for preeclampsia

(2008) Michael Ruma et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Colonization of maternal and fetal tissues by Porphyromonas gingivalis is strain-dependent in a rodent animal model

(2008) Myriam Bélanger et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Maternal periodontal status and preterm low birth weight delivery: a case–control study

(2008) Yousef Khader et al.   ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

Periodontal infection in women with low birth weight neonates

(2008) Pralhad Kushtagi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS

Crystal Structure of FadA Adhesin fromFusobacterium nucleatumReveals a Novel Oligomerization Motif, the Leucine Chain

(2008) Stanley Nithianantham et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Uncultivated Bacteria as Etiologic Agents of Intra-Amniotic Inflammation Leading to Preterm Birth

(2008) Y. W. Han et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Periodontal Disease Early in Pregnancy Is Associated With Maternal Systemic Inflammation Among African American Women

(2008) Amanda L. Horton et al.   JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY