The role of oral dysbiosis in pregnancy complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preterm birth
Overall, the findings support a potential association between oral dysbiosis and pregnancy-related complications; however, this evidence is limited by the small scale and heterogeneity of the available studies. These results highlight the oral microbiome as a biologically plausible contributor to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes and a promising focus for future mechanistic and translational research.
Authors
- Francisco J. Rodriguez‐Lozano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-1407)
- Paula García-Rios
- Ana María García-Muñoz
- Raquel González-Murcia
- Laura Murcia
- Desirée Victoria-Montesinos
Institutions
- Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer (ES)
- Biomedical Research Institute (US)
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (ES)
- Universidad Católica de Murcia (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2026.2617757
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00