The Role of Osteopenia in Oral Bone Loss and Periodontal Disease

Osteoporosis and periodontitis are diseases which affect a large number of women and men, with incidence increasing with advancing age. Osteopenia is a reduction in bone mass due to an imbalance between bone resorption and formation, favoring resorption, resulting in demineralization and leading to...

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Published in:	Journal of periodontology (1970) Vol. 67 Suppl 10S; no. 10 Suppl; p. 1076
Main Authors:	Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Grossi, Sara G, Trevisan, Maurizio, Genco, Robert J, Tezal, Miné, Dunford, Robert G, Ho, Alex W, Hausmann, Ernest, Hreshchyshyn, Myroslaw M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.10.1996
Subjects:	osteopenia periodontal attachment Osteoporosis alveolar bone loss bone density periodontal diseases tooth loss
ISSN:	1943-3670, 0022-3492, 1943-3670
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