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Commentary on "Relationship between maternal periodontal disease and Apgar score of newborns"

Shirmohammadi A, Abdollahifard S, Chitsazi MT, Behlooli S. Relationship between maternal periodontal disease and Apgar score of newborns. J Periodontal Implant Sci 2012;42:212-6. https://doi.org/10.5051/jpis.2012.42.6.212
Jeffcoat MK, Geurs NC, Reddy MS, Cliver SP, Goldenberg RL, Hauth JC. Periodontal infection and preterm birth: results of a prospective study. J Am Dent Assoc 2001;132:875-80. https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0299
Mitchell-Lewis D, Engebretson SP, Chen J, Lamster IB, Papapanou PN. Periodontal infections and pre-term birth: early findings from a cohort of young minority women in New York. Eur J Oral Sci 2001;109:34-9. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0722.2001.00966.x
Lopez NJ, Smith PC, Gutierrez J. Periodontal therapy may reduce the risk of preterm low birth weight in women with periodontal disease: a randomized controlled trial. J Periodontol 2002;73:911-24. https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.2002.73.8.911
Moraes AB, Zanini RR, Riboldi J, Giugliani ER. Risk factors for low birth weight in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: classical and multilevel analysis. Cad Saude Publica 2012;28:2293-305. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-311X2012001400008