Figure 5
From: Oral microflora and pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Impact of pregnancy status on the carriage of periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaques. (A) Carriage of A. actinomycetemcomitans during pregnancy trimesters (A-1) and between pregnancy and postpartum (A-2). (B) Carriage of P. gingivalis during pregnancy trimesters (B-1) and between pregnancy and postpartum (B-2). (C) Carriage of T. forsythia between postpartum and 2nd trimester. (D) Carriage of T. denticola between postpartum and 2nd trimester. Study heterogeneity (I2) and the related p value were calculated using the continuous random effect methods. The Mean Difference, 95% CI of each study included in the meta-analyses and forest plots of comparisons shown in (A–D) indicate that, regarding the carriage [measured by colony forming unit (CFU)] of four different periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaque, there is no statistically significant difference between stages of pregnancy and between postpartum and pregnancy (p > 0.05).
