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Association Among Hscrp Levels, Bone Mineral Density, And Periodontal Parameters In Postmenopausal Women, Aastha Baldodia, Rajinder Kumar Sharma, Shikha Tewari, Aman Arora
Association Among Hscrp Levels, Bone Mineral Density, And Periodontal Parameters In Postmenopausal Women, Aastha Baldodia, Rajinder Kumar Sharma, Shikha Tewari, Aman Arora
Journal of Dentistry Indonesia
Association of Osteoporosis and periodontitis is well documented. Osteopenia being the initial state of bone loss prior to osteoporosis; finding its correlation with clinical attachment loss holds significance in the process of establishing early reduction in BMD as a risk factor for periodontitis. Objectives: The present cross sectional study aimed to explore the association of osteopenia with serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels, and periodontal parameters in narrow age range postmenopausal (PM) women. Methods: 112 participants in this single centred cross sectional study were bifurcated into test group: osteopenic PM women [n=62], and control group: normal bone mineral density …