BACKGROUND: The purpose of this case-control study is to investigate the periodontal conditions in elderly men with and without osteoporosis or osteopenia and to determine their possible association with periodontal destruction. METHODS: A total of 200 community-dwelling Chinese males (age range: 69 to 78 years; mean ± SD age: 71.9 ± 3.3 years) were recruited from the Jockey Club Center for Osteoporosis Care and Control, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, including 67 subjects with osteoporosis, 66 subjects with osteopenia, and 67 age-matched normal control subjects based on bone mineral density at the hip, spine, and whole body measured by dual-energy x-ray densitometry. All subjects were interviewed using questionnaires and received a full-mouth periodontal examination. RESULTS: Subjects with osteoporosis exhibited a significantly higher percentage of sites with clinical attachment loss (AL) > or= 6 mm compared to subjects with osteopenia (P <0.05); subjects with osteoporosis also showed a greater percentage of sites with interproximal gingival recession (GR) > or = 5 mm than did control subjects (P <0.05) after excluding smokers. Subjects with osteoporosis were more likely (odds ratio = 3.3; P <0.05) to exhibit interproximal GR > or = 5 mm than were control subjects. Osteoporosis remained significantly associated with severe clinical AL and interproximal GR after adjusting for age, supragingival plaque, and number of teeth lost. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that osteoporosis is associated with severe clinical AL and interproximal GR in elderly Chinese men.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this case-control study is to investigate the periodontal conditions in elderly men with and without osteoporosis or osteopenia and to determine their possible association with periodontal destruction. METHODS: A total of 200 community-dwelling Chinese males (age range: 69 to 78 years; mean ± SD age: 71.9 ± 3.3 years) were recruited from the Jockey Club Center for Osteoporosis Care and Control, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, including 67 subjects with osteoporosis, 66 subjects with osteopenia, and 67 age-matched normal control subjects based on bone mineral density at the hip, spine, and whole body measured by dual-energy x-ray densitometry. All subjects were interviewed using questionnaires and received a full-mouth periodontal examination. RESULTS: Subjects with osteoporosis exhibited a significantly higher percentage of sites with clinical attachment loss (AL) > or= 6 mm compared to subjects with osteopenia (P <0.05); subjects with osteoporosis also showed a greater percentage of sites with interproximal gingival recession (GR) > or = 5 mm than did control subjects (P <0.05) after excluding smokers. Subjects with osteoporosis were more likely (odds ratio = 3.3; P <0.05) to exhibit interproximal GR > or = 5 mm than were control subjects. Osteoporosis remained significantly associated with severe clinical AL and interproximal GR after adjusting for age, supragingival plaque, and number of teeth lost. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that osteoporosis is associated with severe clinical AL and interproximal GR in elderly Chinese men.
Authors: M Oztürk Tonguç; U S Büyükkaplan; O Fentoglu; B A Gümüs; S S Çerçi; F Y Kirzioglu Journal: Dentomaxillofac Radiol Date: 2012-01-12 Impact factor: 2.419
Authors: Abeer A Al-Sosowa; Mohammed N Alhajj; Ehab A Abdulghani; Essam Ahmed Al-Moraissi; He Zheng; Yunqing Pang; Jing Wang Journal: Int Dent J Date: 2022-06-25 Impact factor: 2.607