Erschienen in:
12.06.2018 | Correspondence
Gestational diabetes mellitus and periodontal diseases: a newly well-established association
verfasst von:
Mahrukh Muhammad Ali, Marium Zafar, Roha Saeed Memon
Erschienen in:
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Ausgabe 2/2018
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Excerpt
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is associated with obesity, family history of GDM, older maternal age, and polycystic ovary syndrome, affects 8.3% of pregnancies worldwide. The prevalence in the United States is estimated to be 3–4% annually affecting 110,000 women [
1]. Periodontal diseases, comprising of periodontitis and gingivitis, affects about 65 million (47%) adults 30 years and older and about 6% of women of reproductive age in the United States [
2]. …