Association between periodontal disease and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Periodontal disease and osteoporosis are common chronic diseases, especially for the postmenopausal women. Several original studies explore the association, but there still controversial. Therefore, we will conduct this systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between periodontal disease and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

Methods and analysis

This study adheres to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses for Protocols. We will systematically search Medline/PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science and Scopus from inception to August 2021 to collect all relevant publications, with no restrictions on publication date or languages. Study selection, data extraction and ris

SUBMITTER: Qi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8438846 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature