1.0Jacobson Dental Grouphttps://www.jacobsondental.com.auJacobhttps://www.jacobsondental.com.au/author/Jacob/Periodontal Disease and Pregnancy - Jacobson Dental Grouprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.jacobsondental.com.au/periodontal-disease-and-pregnancy/">Periodontal Disease and Pregnancy</a></blockquote>
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</script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jacobsondental.com.au/periodontal-disease-and-pregnancy/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Periodontal Disease and Pregnancy” — Jacobson Dental Group" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://www.jacobsondental.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Depositphotos_178914890_xl-2015-min-scaled.jpg25601707Researchers have shown that periodontal disease in expectant mothers actually exposes their unborn child to many different risks, particularly if they also happen to be diabetes sufferers. Periodontal disease generally begins with a bacterial infection in the gum (gingival) tissue, which progressively destroys the tissue and the underlying bone. If left…