TY - JOUR
T1 - Periodontal treatment during pregnancy and birth outcomes : a meta-analysis of randomised trials
AU - George, Ajesh
AU - Shamim, Simin
AU - Johnson, Maree
AU - Ajwani, Shilpi
AU - Bhole, Sameer
AU - Blinkhorn, Anthony
AU - Ellis, Sharon
AU - Andrews, Karen
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Objective The objective of this review was to conduct a meta-analysis of all up-to-date randomised control trials to determine whether periodontal treatment during pregnancy has the potential of reducing preterm birth and low birth weight incidence. Methods Bibliographic databases MEDLINE (1966–present), EMBASE (1980–present), CINAHL (1982–present) and the Cochrane library up to and including 2010 Issue 10 were searched. The reference list of included studies and reviews were also searched for additional literature. Eligible studies were, published and ongoing randomised control trials that compared pregnancy outcomes for pregnant women who received periodontal treatment during the prenatal period. Two of the investigators independently assessed the studies and then extracted and summarised data from eligible trials. Extracted data were entered into Review Manager software and analysed. Results A total of 5645 pregnant women participated in the 10 eligible trials. Meta-analysis found that periodontal treatment significantly lowered preterm birth (odd ratio 0.65; 95% confidence interval, 0.45–0.93; P = 0.02) and low birth weight (odd ratio 0.53; 95% confidence interval, 0.31–0.92; P = 0.02) rates while no significant difference was found for spontaneous abortion/stillbirth (odd ratio 0.71; 95% confidence interval, 0.43–1.16; P = 0.17). Moderate heterogeneity was observed among the studies for preterm birth and low birth weight. Subgroup analysis showed significant effect of periodontal treatment in pregnant women with low rate of previous preterm birth/low birth weight (odd ratio 0.35; 95% confidence interval, 017–0.70; P = 0.003) and less severe periodontal disease (odd ratio 0.49; confidence interval, 028–0.87; P = 0.01) as defined by probing depth. Conclusion The cumulative evidence suggests that periodontal treatment during pregnancy may reduce preterm birth and low birth weight incidence. However, these findings need to be further validated through larger more targeted randomised control trials.
AB - Objective The objective of this review was to conduct a meta-analysis of all up-to-date randomised control trials to determine whether periodontal treatment during pregnancy has the potential of reducing preterm birth and low birth weight incidence. Methods Bibliographic databases MEDLINE (1966–present), EMBASE (1980–present), CINAHL (1982–present) and the Cochrane library up to and including 2010 Issue 10 were searched. The reference list of included studies and reviews were also searched for additional literature. Eligible studies were, published and ongoing randomised control trials that compared pregnancy outcomes for pregnant women who received periodontal treatment during the prenatal period. Two of the investigators independently assessed the studies and then extracted and summarised data from eligible trials. Extracted data were entered into Review Manager software and analysed. Results A total of 5645 pregnant women participated in the 10 eligible trials. Meta-analysis found that periodontal treatment significantly lowered preterm birth (odd ratio 0.65; 95% confidence interval, 0.45–0.93; P = 0.02) and low birth weight (odd ratio 0.53; 95% confidence interval, 0.31–0.92; P = 0.02) rates while no significant difference was found for spontaneous abortion/stillbirth (odd ratio 0.71; 95% confidence interval, 0.43–1.16; P = 0.17). Moderate heterogeneity was observed among the studies for preterm birth and low birth weight. Subgroup analysis showed significant effect of periodontal treatment in pregnant women with low rate of previous preterm birth/low birth weight (odd ratio 0.35; 95% confidence interval, 017–0.70; P = 0.003) and less severe periodontal disease (odd ratio 0.49; confidence interval, 028–0.87; P = 0.01) as defined by probing depth. Conclusion The cumulative evidence suggests that periodontal treatment during pregnancy may reduce preterm birth and low birth weight incidence. However, these findings need to be further validated through larger more targeted randomised control trials.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/539957
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-1609.2011.00210.x/pdf
M3 - Article
SN - 1744-1595
VL - 9
SP - 122
EP - 147
JO - International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
JF - International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
IS - 2
ER -