title: Scaling and root planing performed on pregnant women with mild to moderate periodontal disease is not efficacious in reducing preterm birth, low birth weight, or other poor pregnancy outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Clinical Research, New York University College of Dentistry, 250 Park Ave South - 6th Floor Room 646, New York, NY 10003-1402, USA. anandanyu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ananda P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dasanayake