Periodontal Status of Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis

Abstract

Introduction: Osteoporosis a common metabolic disorder in postmenopausal women, with characteristic loss of bone mass, is associated with periodontitis and tooth loss according to the vast accumulating evidence. This association needs further perusal which was addressed in the following study.

Assessment of periodontal status of postmenopausal women attending dental clinics

“…This proves periodontitis to be the dominant cause of tooth loss. This finding in the present study has been found in confirmation with study of R. Paramashivaiah et al (Paramashivaiah et al, 2011). While the etiologic agent in periodontitis is a pathogenic bacterial plaque in a susceptible patient, periodontitis and osteoporosis have several risk factors in common.…”

“…3. Mean probing depth and GI as 3.60 ± 2.02 mm and 1.00 ± 0.34 respectively which is similar to the study conducted by R. Paramashivaiah et al (Paramashivaiah et al, 2011) in which mean probing depth is 3.94 ± 1.06 mm and mean GI is 0.86 ± 0.34. These results show that major portion of study population reveals Mild inflammation with slight edema of gingiva with no signs of bleeding on probing which probably depicts beginning of gingivitis.…”

“…4. Mean OHI-S as 2.66 ± 1.07, while in the study conducted by R. Paramashivaiah et al (Paramashivaiah et al, 2011), mean of Debris Index and Calculus Index have been separately mentioned as 1.19 ± 0.44 and 1.21 ± 0.38 respectively. This result shows that majority of the subjects fall into "fair" category of OHI-S.…”