title: Prevalence of Clinical Periodontitis and Putative Periodontal Pathogens among South Indian Pregnant Women.
abstract: In view of recent understanding of the association of periodontal infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes, the present investigation was undertaken to study the periodontal infections among 390 asymptomatic pregnant women and to find an association of bacterial etiologies with the disease. Prevalence of gingivitis was 38% and clinical periodontitis was 10% among the study population. Subgingival plaque specimens were subjected to multiplex PCR targeting ten putative periodontopathogenic bacteria. Among the periodontitis group, high detection rates of Porphyromonas gingivalis (56%), Prevotella nigrescens (44%), Treponema denticola (32%), and Prevotella intermedius (24%) were noted along with significant association with the disease (P < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
authors.forename: Chaitanya
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tellapragada
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
authors.forename: Vandana Kalwaje
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Eshwara
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
authors.forename: Shashidhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
authors.forename: Parvati
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
authors.forename: Asha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
authors.forename: Shashidhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vishwanath
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
authors.forename: Chiranjay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay