POSTMENOPAUSAL HORMONE USE AND TOOTH LOSS - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY

Authors
GRODSTEIN F COLDITZ GA STAMPFER MJ
Citation
F. Grodstein et al., POSTMENOPAUSAL HORMONE USE AND TOOTH LOSS - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 127(3), 1996, pp. 370-377
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
127
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
370 - 377
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1996)127:3<370:PHUATL>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Nearly 32 percent of U.S. women aged 65 to 69 years have no teeth. Bec ause some tooth loss may reflect systemic osteoporosis, and because es trogen therapy seems to protect against osteoporosis, the authors exam ined the risk of tooth loss relation to hormone use in a prospective s tudy of 42,171 postmenopausal women. The risk of tooth loss was lower in women who currently used hormones. Although few studies have examin ed this issue, this research suggests that estrogen may reduce tooth l oss.