Prevalencia de enfermedad periodontal relacionando parto pretérmino y bajo peso al nacer. Hospital Mariana de Jesús 2017

Abstract

Introduction: Periodontal disease (PD) is a multifactorial infection whose etiologic agent is bacterial plaque, which undoubtedly causes the release of proinflammatory cells that affect other systems. The association of PE with low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PP) is based on the fact that mediators of inflammation could spread to the fetoplacental unit through blood circulation Materials and methods: Observational study, descriptive and cross-sectional study, which examined 82 postpartum women (women who had just given birth) between 14 and 45 years who delivered between June and August-2017 at the Mariana de Jesus Hospital, who met inclusion criteria: women postpartum women who have had a preterm birth and women giving birth to underweight children. Results: In relation to the prevalence of periodontal disease, it was found that 70.73% had gingivitis, of which they had premature delivery in 68.29% and very premature delivery 31.71%. And neonates with low birth weight in 40.24%, very low birth weight 12.20% and infants with extremely low birth weight 13.41%; showing the intimate relationship between periodontal disease and preterm birth and low birth weight Conclusion: This study shows that women with PD, specifically gingivitis, have a higher percentage of preterm / very preterm births and infants with low birth weight, very low weight and extremely low weight; which was prevalent among young women between the ages of 14-29 who are at highest risk; concluding that periodontal disease is a risk factor for PP and neonates with LBW