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Pregnancy Associated Gingivitis Can Lead to Pre-Term Birth and Even Fetus Death
Video Runtime - 9 minutes, 6 seconds
May 3, 2017

Dr. Yiping Han, Professor at Case Western Reserve University, visits with Dr. Mike Milligan at the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health 2nd Annual Scientific Session at the Cleveland Clinic. She discusses how mild pregnancy-associated gingivitis led to pre-term birth, and led to sudden fetus death at 39 weeks term. She urges …

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Dr. Mark Cannon on Pregnancy, Early Childhood Disease, and Oral Health
Video Runtime - 9 minutes, 6 seconds
May 3, 2017

Dr. Mark Cannon talks with us about the emerging science behind oral microbes between mother and her child in the womb. “We used to believe that Amniotic fluid was sterile. We were wrong – it is filled with different types of bacteria.” The new science investigates the ways that cultivating …

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Anita Showalter, DO, FACOOG on Oral Health, Pregnancy and Women’s Health Issues
Video Runtime - 43 minutes, 15 seconds
May 3, 2017

Dr. Showalter spoke about the important inflammation-based connections between oral health and pregnancy, and describes how medical and dental professionals should modify patient management during pregnancy, including how to collaborate and co-manage care.

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