Oral signs and salivary parameters as indicators of possible osteoporosis and osteopenia in postmenopausal women - A study of 45 subjects

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 an...

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Main Authors: Siva Reddy, Ramalingam Karthikeyan, Herald Justin Sherlin, Natesan Anuja, Ramani Pratibha, Premkumar Priya, Thiruvengadam Chandrasekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2016-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8643021