Background: A multitude of studies suggest an association between periodontal disease and adverse birth outcomes. Although the evidence is controversial, it is biologically plausible, and the key link maybe inflammation.
Purpose: To correlate levels of periodontal disease as measured by conventional methods with PMN counts from an oral rinse in pregnant women.
Methods: Sixty-three pregnant women were recruited. Periodontal examinations were carried out. Fifteen-second saline rinses were collected. ABTS, a colour changing redox agent was added to each rinse. The intensity of the colour reaction was measured by absorbance to count the oral PMNs.
Results: A statistically significant difference in oral PMN counts was observed between those with periodontal disease and the healthy patients (P < .05). The sensitivity and specificity using the bleeding index was 0.94 and 0.76 respectively.
Conclusions: The rinse assay can be used as a screening tool for periodontal disease and oral inflammation in pregnant women.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/33250 |
| Date | 20 November 2012 |
| Creators | Huda, Sabrina |
| Contributors | Sigal, Michael, Tenenbaum, Howard |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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