Enfermedad periodontal en mujeres con parto prematuro y neonatos de bajo peso al nacer.

Abstract

Aim: To statistically describe the relationship between periodontal disease in women with preterm birth and low-weight newborns. Materials and Methods: This study was of a descriptive cross-sectional type, in which it was carried out by a literature review from 2017 to 2023, in both Spanish and English in several indexed databases. The search resulted in 179 articles from Pubmed, 17 results from Scielo and 219 results from Google Scholar, of which 34 were selected for the preparation of this study. Conclusions: The prevalence of periodontitis in pregnant mothers differs considerably from country to country but depends to a large extent on the mother’s hygiene habits, in addition to other possible variables of higher complexity. In the case of developing the disease during pregnancy, there is a significant increase in the risk of preterm delivery.