Periodontal disease and osteoporosis association and mechanisms: A review of the literature
Periodontitis and osteoporosis, diseases that affect millions of people in world, present bone loss as common hallmark. Prevalence of both osteoporosis and tooth loss increase with advancing age in both women and men. Systemic bone loss has been proposed as a risk factor for periodontal disease with...
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641660 |