Osteoporosis and Oral Infection : Independent Risk Factors for Oral Bone Loss

Studies have suggested that oral bone loss is independently influenced by local and systemic factors, including osteoporosis. This cross-sectional study of 1256 post-menopausal women, recruited from the Buffalo center of the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, evaluated the influence of o...

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Published in:	Journal of dental research Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 323 - 327
Main Authors:	Brennan-Calanan, R M, Genco, R J, Wilding, G E, Hovey, K M, Trevisan, M, Wactawski-Wende, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States SAGE Publications 01.04.2008 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Absorptiometry, Photon Age Factors Aged alveolar bone loss Alveolar Bone Loss - etiology Alveolar Process - diagnostic imaging Bacteroides - classification Bacteroides Infections - complications bone density Bone Density - physiology Bone Diseases, Metabolic - complications Cross-Sectional Studies dental plaque Dental Plaque - microbiology Female Femur Neck - physiopathology Humans osteoporosis Osteoporosis - complications periodontal diseases post-menopausal Postmenopause Radius - physiopathology Risk Factors dental plaque alveolar bone loss periodontal diseases osteoporosis post-menopausal bone density
ISSN:	0022-0345, 1544-0591
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