Periodontal disease status during pregnancy and 3 months post-partum, in a rural population of Sri-Lankan women

A Tilakaratne; M Soory; A W Ranasinghe; S M X Corea; S L Ekanayake; M de Silva

doi:10.1034/j.1600-051x.2000.027010787.x

Periodontal disease status during pregnancy and 3 months post-partum, in a rural population of Sri-Lankan women

A Tilakaratne, M Soory, A W Ranasinghe, S M X Corea, S L Ekanayake, M de Silva

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Objectives: The aim of this investigation was to study the effects of pregnancy on the periodontium, in a rural population of Sri-Lankan women. Methods: The study group consisted of 47 pregnant women and 47 non-pregnant women who served as matched controls. All subjects were examined for plaque (plaque index: PLI), gingival condition (gingival index: GI) and loss of periodontal attachment (LA) levels, 4 X during the study, at 3-monthly intervals. Results: Despite similar scores for plaque levels in both pregnant and non-pregnant women, the GI of pregnant women was significantly increased, during the ist and 2nd trimesters compared to the controls (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	787 - 792
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Clinical Periodontology
Volume	27
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-051x.2000.027010787.x
Publication status	Published - Oct 2000

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