Association between maternal chronic apical periodontitis (CAP) and low birth weight preterm birth (LBWPT)

Authors

  • Hina Shah Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Sindh Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Nighat Nisar Department of Community Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Arshad Hassan Department of Operative Dentistry, Dow Dental College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Sofia Butt Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Civil Hospital, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.0921

Abstract

Objective: To determine the association between maternal chronic apical periodontitis and low birth weight preterm birth.

Method: The case-control study was conducted at the Gynaecology Ward of the Civil Hospital, Karachi, from September 2017 to April 2018, and comprised women aged 19-48 years with singleton pregnancy delivering spontaneously. The subjects were examined for the presence of periodontitis. The mothers who delivered low birth weight preterm babies were the cases in group A and those who delivered normal birth weight babies were the controls in group B. On the delivery day, after the subject having been moved to the room, data was collected through a questionnaire to record demographic details, history of pregnancy and information about the newborn. The radiographs were assessed for the presence of chronic apical periodontitis. The association between maternal chronic apical periodontitis and low birth weight preterm birth was subsequently determined. Data was analysed using SPSS 24.

Results: Of the 200 subjects, 100(50%) were in group A with a mean age of 27.17±5.11 years, and 100(50%) were in group B with a mean age of 27.08±4.90 years. Low birth weight preterm birth was associated with education level and family size (p<0.05). There was no association between maternal chronic apical periodontitis and low birth weight preterm birth (p>0.05).

Conclusion: There was no association between maternal chronic apical periodontitis and low birth weight preterm birth.

Key Words: Low birth weight infant, Periodontitis, Preterm birth, Adverse pregnancy outcomes, Chronic apical periodontitis.

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Published

2022-02-03

How to Cite

Hina Shah, Nighat Nisar, Arshad Hassan, & Sofia Butt. (2022). Association between maternal chronic apical periodontitis (CAP) and low birth weight preterm birth (LBWPT). Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(3). https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.0921

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