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Is self‐reported alcohol consumption associated with osteoporotic mandibular bone loss in women?
Author(s) -
Nackaerts Olivia,
Horner Keith,
Jacobs Reinhilde,
Karayianni Kety,
Mitsea Anastasia,
Berkas Leonidas,
Mastoris Michael,
Lindh Christina,
Van Der Stelt Paul F.,
Marjanovic Elizabeth,
Adams Judith E.,
Pavitt Susan,
Devlin Hugh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2008.00596.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mental foramen , dentistry , alcohol consumption , alcohol , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , radiography , cortical bone , population , orthodontics , surgery , anatomy , environmental health , botany , biology , genus , biochemistry , chemistry
The aim of this study was to determine whether alcohol consumption would predict mandibular bone quality and quantity in a large European female population. In total, 672 middle‐aged and elderly women (45–70 yr of age; standard deviation = 6) were recruited in the study. Alcohol consumption was recorded through a self‐reported questionnaire. Mandibular cortical width was measured, by five observers, in the mental foramen region on panoramic radiographs. Mandibular bone density, expressed as aluminium thickness, was recorded on intra‐oral radiographs. Alcohol consumption was associated with a reduction of mandibular bone density and cortical width. This association was higher in subjects with excessive alcohol consumption, defined in the present study as > 14 units consumed per week. This study showed reduced jaw‐bone quality in older individuals and in those with increased alcohol consumption.