The Role of Osteopenia in Oral Bone Loss and Periodontal Disease
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Periodontology
- Vol. 67 (10S) , 1076-1084
- https://doi.org/10.1902/jop.1996.67.10s.1076
Abstract
Osteoporosis and periodontitis are diseases which affect a large number of women and men, with incidence increasing with advancing age. Osteopenia is a reduction in bone mass due to an imbalance betw...Keywords
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