Oral signs and salivary parameters as indicators of possible osteoporosis and osteopenia in postmenopausal women - A study of 45 subjects
| Autor: | Siva Reddy, Ramalingam Karthikeyan, Herald Justin Sherlin, Natesan Anuja, Ramani Pratibha, Premkumar Priya, Thiruvengadam Chandrasekar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol 7, Iss 24 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1677-3225 74537946 |
| DOI: | 10.20396/bjos.v7i24.8643021 |
| Popis: | Aim: To correlate the oral signs, salivary calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase levels and dental radiographic findings in postmenopausal osteoporotic, osteopenic and non-osteoporotic women. Materials and Methods: Forty-five subjects were selected based on bone mineral density (BMD) analyses and were assigned to 3 groups (n=15): Group 1 - established osteoporotic women; Group II - established osteopenic women; Group III (control) - non-osteoporotic women. Complete oral and radiographic examination, saliva collection and analysis of calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase were performed. Results: The results were tabulated and analyzed for statistical significance using the Mann-Whitney U-test. There was statistically significant difference (p |
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