The Relationship Between Bone Mineral Density and Periodontitis in Postmenopausal Women

2000370 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Miné Tezal · General Department of Preventive Medicine

Jean Wactawski‐Wende · General Department of Preventive Medicine

Sara G. Grossi · University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Alex Ho · University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Robert G. Dunford · University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Robert J. Genco · University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Abstract

We can conclude that skeletal BMD is related to interproximal alveolar bone loss and, to a lesser extent, to clinical attachment loss, implicating postmenopausal osteopenia as a risk indicator for periodontal disease in postmenopausal Caucasian women.

Topics & Keywords

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Dental Radiography and Imaging Bone health and osteoporosis research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Periodontology

Volume 71, Issue 9, pp. 1492-1498

DOI: 10.1902/jop.2000.71.9.1492

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