Oral Bone Loss May Be Influenced by Infection and Osteoporosis
Article Title and Bibliographic Information
Osteoporosis and oral infection: independent risk factors for oral bone loss. Brennan-Calanan RM, Genco RJ, Wilding GE, Hovey KM, Trevisan M, Wactawski-Wende J. J Dent Res2008;87(4):323-7.
Reviewer
Pouran Famili, DMD, MDS, MPH, PhD
Purpose/Question
To evaluate the association between osteoporosis and oral bone loss, assessing whether oral bacteria and age modify those associations.
Source of Funding
Government funded with grants from NIDCR (Bethesda, MD) and USARMC
Type of Study/Design
Cross-sectional study
Level of Evidence
Level 3: Other Evidence
Strength of Recommendation Grade
Not applicable
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