Association Between Periodontitis and Preterm Birth in a Cohort of Pregnant Women in Ivory Coast

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the possible association between periodontitis and preterm birth in Ivory Coast. Materials and Methods: A cohort study including 446 volunteers (pregnant women) aged 15–50 years was performed in the Gynecology-Obstetrics Department of the University Hospital Center of Cocody-Abidjan in Ivory Coast. Socioeconomic and periodontal status was obtained during pregnancy. After delivery, obstetric data was collected. Periodontitis was diagnosed according to the new 2018 EFP/AAP classification of Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions, as follows: a subject presenting with interdental CAL at two non-adjacent teeth or buccal/oral CAL ≥ 3 mm with pocketing > 3 mm was diagnosed with periodontitis. Any birth before the 37th week was considered a preterm birth (PTB). Results: The prevalence of periodontitis and preterm birth were 59.47% and 18.34%, respectively. Periodontitis was mainly stage 1. PTB was statistically significantly higher in pregnant women with periodontitis compared to women without periodontitis (p = 0.0002). Multivariate analysis showed that periodontitis was associated with PTB (p = 0.0002). Logistic regression showed that periodontitis is a risk factor for preterm birth (OR = 3.62; 95% CI: 1.80–7.31; p = 0.0003). Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that periodontitis is an additional risk factor for preterm birth in Ivory Coast.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Association Between Periodontitis and Preterm Birth in a Cohort of Pregnant Women in Ivory Coast ; volume:20 ; number:1 ; year:2022 ; pages:363-368 ; Oral health & preventive dentistry ; 20, Heft 1 (2022), 363-368

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Pockpa, Zocko Ange Désiré ; Soueidan, Assem ; Koffi-Coulibaly, Nadin Thérèse ; Mobio, Gnaba Samson ; Pere, Morgane ; Badran, Zahi ; Struillou, Xavier

Further information

• DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.b3464893
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023052209141930482280
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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