Open AccessCorrelation of periodontal status and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: A digital radiographic and quantitative ultrasound study
Author(s) -
PunitVaibhav Patel,
S.B. Vishwanath,
Veerendra Kumar,
Sheela Kumar,
Pratibha Shashikumar,
Y Shashikumar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.84303
Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral , dentistry , radiography , ultrasound , correlation , postmenopausal women , bone density , orthodontics , radiology , osteoporosis , mathematics , geometry
Data suggest that postmenopausal women with osteoporosis are at an increased risk for periodontal attachment loss and tooth loss; however, the extent of relationship between these two diseases is still not clear.
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