Open AccessRelationship of Bone Metabolism Biomarkers and Periodontal Disease: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study
Author(s) -
Ulrike SchulzeSpäte,
Ryan Turner,
Ying Wang,
Raylien Chao,
P. Christian Schulze,
Kathy R. Phipps,
Eric Orwoll,
T.-T. L. Dam
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-4180
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontal disease , bone remodeling , dentistry , osteoporosis , metabolic bone disease
Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of tooth-supporting tissue leading to bone destruction and tooth loss. Periodontitis affects almost 50% of adults greater than 30 years of age.
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