In:
Journal of Dental Research, SAGE Publications, Vol. 80, No. 9 ( 2001-09), p. 1818-1822
Abstract:
The relationship between periodontitis and systemic bone mineral density in Japanese women is undetermined. We tested the hypothesis that periodontitis was more frequent in women with low metacarpal bone mineral density (m-BMD). Subjects were 190 Japanese women (89 premenopausal, 101 post-menopausal). Periodontal status was evaluated according to the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Need (CPITN). M-BMD was measured by computed x-ray densitometry. The proportion of subjects with periodontitis (CPITN ≥ 3) increased as m-BMD decreased in pre-menopausal (18.2%, 36.9%, and 66.6% in the normal, borderline, and very low m-BMD groups, p 〈 0.02) and post-menopausal women (41.5%, 54.8%, 60%, and 68.4% in the normal, borderline, low, and very low m-BMD groups, p 〈 0.05). Among post-menopausal women, those with very low m-BMD had fewer teeth present than women with normal m-BMD (19.9 ± 7.2 vs. 25.1 ± 4.1, p 〈 0.01). These results indicate that m-BMD loss is associated with periodontitis in Japanese women, and with tooth loss after menopause.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-0345
,
1544-0591
DOI:
10.1177/00220345010800090901
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2001
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2057074-0
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