ESTROGENIC HORMONES AND DENTAL IMPLANT THERAPY - THE EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE LEVELS ON OSSEOINTEGRATION OF DENTAL IMPLANTS

Successful rehabilitation of female service members suffering traumati c injuries to the maxillofacial region is both a physiological and a p sychological issue. A clinical evaluation to determine if an associati on exists between sex hormone levels and dental implant success was un dertaken. Endosseous dental implants were placed in three patient grou ps: (1) male controls, (2) females with high estrogen, and (3) females with low estrogen, Female groupings were based on ovulation cycles, S erum estrogen (ng/dl), serum progesterone (ng/dl), and serum interleuk in-6 (pg/ml) were determined at time of implant placement. Pre-and pos tsurgical photographs and vinyl-polysiloxane impressions were taken to evaluate crestal alveolar bone loss. Upon data analysis, the authors concluded that the balance of alveolar osseous wound healing was not i nfluenced by temporal fluctuations in the ovulatory cycle.