American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 2 , Pages 147.e1-147.e8 , February 2010

Treatment of localized periodontal disease in pregnancy does not reduce the occurrence of preterm birth: results from the Periodontal Infections and Prematurity Study (PIPS)

Presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, San Diego, CA, Jan. 26-31, 2009.

  • George A. Macones, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: George A. Macones, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, Campus Box 8064, 4911 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63110-1094
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  • Samuel Parry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Deborah B. Nelson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Public Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Jerome F. Strauss, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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  • Jack Ludmir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Arnold W. Cohen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • David M. Stamilio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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  • Dina Appleby, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Bonnie Clothier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Mary D. Sammel, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Marjorie Jeffcoat, DMD

      Affiliations

    • School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Received 7 April 2009 ,Revised 10 August 2009 ,Accepted 29 October 2009.

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    Flow diagram of trial participation

    Macones. Periodontal disease and preterm delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

    Flow diagram of trial participation

    Macones. Periodontal disease and preterm delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010.

 Supported in part by a Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, by Grant number UL1-RR-024134 from the National Center for Research Resources, and by Grant P60 MD002256 from the National Center on Minority and Health Disparities (J.F.S.).

 The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Center for Research Resources or the National Institutes of Health.

 Cite this article as: Macones GA, Parry S, Nelson DB, et al. Treatment of localized periodontal disease in pregnancy does not reduce the occurrence of preterm birth: results from the Periodontal Infections and Prematurity Study (PIPS). Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:147.e1-8.

PII: S0002-9378(09)02118-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.892

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 2 , Pages 147.e1-147.e8 , February 2010

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