title: Periodontitis may be Associated with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus but not Affirmatively.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Association Between Periodontitis and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Esteves Lima RP, es Cyrino RM, Dutra BC, da Silveira JO, Martins CC, Cota LOM, Costa FO. J Periodontol 2016;87(1):48-57.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The research was supported by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES, Brazil), the Minas Gerais State Research Foundation (FAPEMIG, Brazil), the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil), and the Dean of Research from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (PRPq/UFMG, Brazil)
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic review with meta-analysis.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010518:Periodontitis; D011247:Pregnancy; D012106:Research