For some time medical findings have suggested oral disease during pregnancy can affect fetal health, increasing the likelihood of premature birth and low birth weight in humans. The link between oral disease and systemic conditions is not a novel idea. Many chronic inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, heart and Alzheimer’s disease, and many other conditions are consistently connected to periodontal disease. This has been supported through various studies and is widely accepted throughout the medial community. Only recently has the link between periodontal disease and stillbirths in humans been observed.