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ASSOCIATION OF MATERNAL PERIODONTITIS WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN NEWBORNS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.

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2016

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Najia Sajjad Khan, Rifat Ashraf, Shehla Noor, Mahmood-ur-Rahman, Syed Fawad Mashhadi, Zubaida Rashid, Farhana Sajjad, Ali Fawwad Nazar, Hassan Shahzad Nazar, Rabia Syed
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Abstract

Periodontitis is found to be a strong, independent, and clinically significant risk factor for low birth weight. So periodontal therapy should form a part of the antenatal care of the pregnant women in Abbottabad.

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