Essential Dental Treatment (EDT) in Pregnant Women during the Second Trimester Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Serious Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes or Medical Events
Article Title and Bibliographic Information
Examining the safety of dental treatment in pregnant women. Michalowicz BS, DiAngelis AJ, Novak MJ, Buchanan W, Papapanou PN, Mitchell DA, et al. J Am Dent Assoc 2008;139(6):685-95.
Reviewer
Martha E. Nunn, DDS, Phd
Purpose/Question
To evaluate safety outcomes from a trial in which pregnant women with periodontitis received scaling and root planning and other dental treatments.
Source of Funding
This study uses data from the Obstetrics and Periodontal Therapy Trial (OPT) that was supported by government funding from NIH/NIDCR grant U01DE014338.
Type of Study/Design
Cohort study that uses data from the OPT, a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial, to evaluate the effect of periodontal therapy on preterm birth
Grade B: Inconsistent or limited-quality patient-oriented evidence.
Director, Biometry Core, Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities (CREEDD), Associate Professor, Health Policy and Health Services Research, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, 715 Albany, 560, Boston, MA 02118
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