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Association Between Tooth Loss and Bone Mineral Density in Brazilian Postmenopausal Women

BACKGROUND: To evaluate oral health in postmenopausal women and verify whether there is a correlation between tooth loss according to index of decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) and bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 100 women. The DMFT and its associa...

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Autores principales: Henriques, Paulo Sergio Gomes, Neto, Aarao Mendes Pinto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21811542
http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/jocmr513w