Gingivitis easily makes pregnant women premature

Pregnant women, if not treated with gum disease, are 3 times more likely to have a premature birth before 35 weeks, US scientists claim.

The complete treatment of gum disease will significantly reduce this risk of preterm birth.

The treatment of gum disease will significantly reduce the risk of premature birth.

This is the result of a study by the American Dental Research Association conducted with 160 pregnant women from 6 to 20 weeks. All suffer from gum disease and one-third of them have been successfully treated.

Doctors have shown a close relationship between the successful treatment of dental disease and the full-term birth of women. According to the study, gum infection increases prostaglandin production and factors causing tumor necrosis - substances that cause labor pain. This leads to premature birth in women.

Although this conclusion is still controversial, experts still recommend that pregnant women should pay attention to taking care of their teeth and gums carefully.

Iain Chapple, a professor at Birmingham School of Dentistry, said the issue is still controversial. Because in previous studies conducted, some indicated an association between gum disease and the ability to give birth early, while others did not.

Meanwhile, Professor Nigel Carter, director of the British Dental Health Organization, said that the results have added evidence to show the link between gum disease and the ability to give birth soon. 'It reminds pregnant women to pay more attention to their gum health throughout the process, and to accept treatments if they want to avoid the risk of having an early birth , ' he stressed.