Prevalence of Clinical Periodontitis and Putative Periodontal Pathogens among South Indian Pregnant Women

[摘要] In view of recent understanding of the association of periodontal infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes, the present investigation was undertaken to study the periodontal infections among 390 asymptomatic pregnant women and to find an association of bacterial etiologies with the disease. Prevalence of gingivitis was 38% and clinical periodontitis was 10% among the study population. Subgingival plaque specimens were subjected to multiplex PCR targeting ten putative periodontopathogenic bacteria. Among the periodontitis group, high detection rates ofPorphyromonas gingivalis(56%),Prevotella nigrescens(44%),Treponema denticola(32%), andPrevotella intermedius(24%) were noted along with significant association with the disease (P<0.05).

[学科分类] 微生物学和免疫学