title: Periodontal therapy and preterm birth.
authors.affiliation: Vice President of Clinical & Scientific Affairs, Philips Oral Healthcare, Snoqualmie, WA, USA. arthur.hefti@philips.com
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Hefti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology; D012534:Dental Scaling; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016745:Root Planing; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers