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- ÍtemAcceso AbiertoRelación entre la enfermedad periodontal y bajo el peso del recién nacido. Una revisión bibliográfica(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2021) Guamán Marín, Inés Gabriela; Calderón, Mario; 0302037312; ., .Objective: To analyze whether there is a relation between periodontal disease and low birth weight through a literature review. Materials and methods: The methodology applied was through digital scientific databases, such as Scopus, EBSCOhost, Scielo, Pubmed, the guide of the descriptors DCS and MeSH was followed, with the keywords Periodontitis, Infant low birth weight, Preterm labor, Pregnant women, Periodontal diseases, using Boolean operators: AND Mesh OR, during 2015-2020, there was no language restriction, the exclusion criteria were articles not relevant to the topic, the final result corresponded to 61 articles which were fragmented for the development of this literature review. Results: The results determined that hormonal changes increase the permeability of blood vessels facilitating the entrance of pathogens that can produce inflammation and infection in the placenta, epidemiological studies show that periodontal bacteria especially Porphyromona gingivalis moves from the periodontal pocket through the blood to the fetoplacental unit affecting the trophoblast and increasing the production of C-reactive protein, these inflammatory mediators have the potential to threaten the fetus and the mother resulting in adverse effects during the gestational period such as premature delivery, premature rupture of the membrane and low birth weight of the newborn. Conclusion: There is a relation between periodontal disease and low birth weight during the gestational period.