Open AccessPeriodontium in females - A review
Author(s) -
Divya Singh Hada,
Madhu Singh Ratre
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ip international journal of periodonotology and implantology/ip international journal of periodontology and implantology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-9836
pISSN - 2457-0087
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijpi.2021.012
Subject(s) - periodontium , hormone , estrogen , menopause , medicine , menstruation , physiology , hormone replacement therapy (female to male) , pregnancy , hormone replacement , endocrinology , dentistry , biology , testosterone (patch) , genetics
Periodontium is physically and anatomically similar for both males and females. However, the response of periodontal tissues to hormones varies in both, due to different hormonal interaction. At different life stages of a female such as puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, menopause and post-menopause, use of contraceptives and hormone replacement therapies; sex hormones like estrogen and progesteron effects periodontal tissues. Sex hormones play significant roles in modulating the periodontal tissue responses, which can be minimized with good plaque control and with hormone replacement.