Relationship between Periodontal Disease Index and Low Birth Weight Babies in Pregnant Women with Periodontitis
Abstract: To identify the
relationship between periodontitis in pregnant women through the periodontal
disease index (PDI) and low birth weight babies.
Methods: A case-control study was conducted to determine the relationship
between periodontitis in pregnant women through the periodontal disease index
(PDI) and the low birth weight babies (LBW). The participants were mothers with
periodontitis and non-periodontitis mothers aged 20–35 years who gave birth in
the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital,
Bandung in the period of December to January 2005.
Results: Based on the chisquare test results a highly significant
relationship between periodontitis and low birth weight (p=0.002) was found.
The Odd’s ratio showed that the risk of low birth weight in pregnant women with
periodontitis was 15.58 times higher compared to those who did not suffer from
periodontitis. The periodontal disease index has an accuracy of 88.6% in
predicting the incidence of LBW. It strongly influenced the incidence of LBW
with a high Odd’s ratio of 28.0. Pregnant women who suffer from periodontitis
with a PDI > 3.25, have 19.2 times higher risk for delivering babies with
LBW compared to the non-periodontitis mothers.
Keywords: Periodontitis,
periodontal disease index, low birth weight
Author: Ira Komara, Soertini E
Lambri, Ina Hendiani
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg160077
