A.A. Iliescu, P. Perlea, K. Earar, I.M. Gheorghiu, M. Mitran, A. Iliescu
Rezumat: Preeclampsia is one of the adverse outcomes of pregnancy.
The Gram-negative anaerobes harbored in gingival pockets
of pregnant women suggest that maternal periodontal
disease might be a risk factor. However, the epidemiological
studies are oscillating between positive and no association
of preeclampsia with chronic marginal periodontitis. The
periodontal treatment during pregnancy aiming to suppress
the outcome of pathogenic mechanisms developed by
periopathogens is thought to be beneficial for the general
status of preeclamptic women. Nevertheless, at present,
it is not clear to what extent the maternal periodontal
disease might be a risk factor of preeclampsia or only an
epiphenomenon of the systemic inflammatory response. Cuvinte cheie: pregnancy, maternal periodontal disease,
preeclampsia.