title: Issues and early evidence for the economic evaluation of the effects of periodontal therapy on pregnancy outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. quinoner@dentistry.unc.edu
authors.forename: Rocio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quinonez
authors.forename: Sally C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stearns
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000191:economics; D012534:Dental Scaling / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000191:economics*; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States