Association between periodontitis and osteoporosis in United States adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: a cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between periodontitis and osteoporosis among US adults as well as the subgroup of menopausal women. Periodontitis and osteoporosis are both chronic inflammatory diseases characterized by local or systemic bone resorption. Since they share many risk factors, and the significant decrease in estrogen along with menopause is unfavorable for both diseases, it's reasonable to assume that there exists some links between the two diseases, especially during the menopause. We analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2010 and 2013-2014. Periodontitis (defined according to the CDC/AAP definition) and osteoporosis (assessed by the dual-energy radiation absorptiometry) data were available for 573

SUBMITTER: Peng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10155350 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature