title: [Association between mother's periodontal status and preterm low birth weight in Beijing].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the possible association between mother's periodontal status and preterm low birth weight (PLBW) in Beijing.
  
  
  METHODS
  The periodontal status of 83 women who bore a preterm low birth weight infant (PLBW group) and 44 women who bore a normal birth weight infant (NBW group) within two years in four hospitals in Beijing were evaluated. These women were all generally healthy. The clinical periodontal parameters including plaque index (PLI), probing depth (PD), attachment loss (AL) and bleeding index (BI) recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The percentages of PD > or = 4 mm sites, AL > or = 2 mm sites and BOP(+) sites in two groups were 8.1% vs 6.9%, 12.8% vs 6.1% and 70.4% vs 66.9%, respectively, which showed significantly higher in PLBW group than in NBW group(P < 0.01, P < 0.001, P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was possible association between mother's periodontal status and preterm low birth weight in the investigated area. Poor periodontal status may be one of the risk factors of PLBW.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yue-qin
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Sha
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Zhi-bin
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jin-juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D009035:Mothers; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors