Postmenopause and Periodontal Disease
April 12, 2011 by Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D.
Filed under Estrogen, Menopause
A recent study in the Journal of Periodontology says that in an 11.7 year follow up, 57.5 percent of women lost at least one tooth after menopause.
Bone loss is to blame!
The American Academy of Periodontology’s press release on this study says “Estrogen deficiency after menopause and consequent loss of bone mineral density have been shown to be associated with increased rate of tooth loss. These relationships may be explained by increased severity of periodontal disease in estrogen deficiency.”
