Postmenopausal women have higher risk of periodontitis
Postmenopausal women need more than two dental checkups a year, according to a comparison study of women on and off bone-strengthening bisphosphonate therapies for osteoporosis conducted by researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic (Menopause, February 2011, Vol. 18:2, pp. 164-170). Leena Palomo, DDS, MSD, an assistant […]
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