Open AccessSalivary calcium as a diagnostic tool for screening of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
Author(s) -
Shweta Vinayak Kumbhojkar,
Alka D Kale,
Vinayak Kumbhojkar,
Karishma Madhusudan Desai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_133_19
Subject(s) - estrogen , medicine , osteoporosis , menopause , calcium , endocrinology , bone mineral , statistical significance , physiology
Women's health undergoes physiological, pathological and psychological changes after menopause. Reduced estrogen levels have been implicated in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Estrogen is also known to affect the salivary gland functions. To understand the association between serum estrogen, osteoporosis and salivary calcium, the present cross-sectional study was undertaken.