Dental caries during pregnancy vs Pregnant women without dental caries
Gestational age (preterm birth < 37 weeks) · pregnant women
Pregnant women with dental caries did not have a significantly increased risk of preterm birth (pooled OR 1.16, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.49; 5 studies; I2=35%); certainty of evidence not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
- Dental caries and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2018 All outcomesPregnant women assessed around delivery in observational studies across multiple countries (Mexico, Malawi, India, France, Jordan, Finland, Tanzania); mostly retrospective cohort and case-control designsOR 1.16 [0.90, 1.49]5 studies · 4246 participantsGRADE not reported