Maternal Periodontal Disease and Preterm Low Birthweight: Case-Control Study
E.S. Davenport1,*,
C.E.C.S. Williams1,
J.A.C. Sterne2,
S. Murad3,
V. Sivapathasundram4, and
M.A. Curtis5
1 Department of Oral Growth and Development, Department of Paediatric Dentistry and 5MRC Molecular Pathogenesis Group, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, Turner Street, London E1 2AD, UK;
2 Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PR, UK;
3 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London W12 ONN, UK, and
4 Barts and the London NHS Trust, London E1 2AD, UK;

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Figure. Relationship between increasing mean pocket depth and log odds of periodontal disease, estimated based on a generalized additive model with 3 degrees of freedom.
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