Periodontitis and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Non‐Smoking Females
Chokwiriyachit A, Dasanayake A, Suwannarong W, Hormdee D, Sumanonta G, Prasertchareonsuk W, Wara‐Aswapati N, Combellick J, Pitiphat W. Periodontitis and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Non‐Smoking Females. The Journal Of Periodontology 2013, 84: 857-862. PMID: 23075430, DOI: 10.1902/jop.2012.120344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusClinical attachment levelC-reactive proteinLevels of CRPPrepregnancy body mass indexFull-mouth periodontal examinationPregnant femalesHigher mean PDInterleukin-6 levelsBody mass indexNon-smoking femalesCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionTumor necrosis factorPeriodontal conditionsPeriodontal examinationDiabetes mellitusInflammatory mediatorsMass indexChronic inflammationPeriodontal diseaseMean PDRisk factorsAttachment levelNecrosis factor