Periodontal Status of Postmenopausal Women

Timur V. Melkumyan*, PhD, ScD; Lola E. Khasanova, PhD; Khaidar P. Kamilov, PhD, ScD

Tashkent Medical Academy; Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

*Corresponding author: Timur V. Melkumyan*, PhD, ScD. Tashkent Medical Academy.Tashkent, Uzbekistan. E-mail:  t.dadamov@gmail.com

Published: June 22, 2014.

Abstract: 

The objective of this study was to compare the periodontal status in postmenopausal women with osteopenia and osteoporosis.

Material and Methods: We examined 43 postmenopausal women aged from 55 to 74 years. Material assessment of bones in every patient was performed by means of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) from two points on the skeleton – part of the femur neck and between the first and fourth lumbar vertebrae. A lipid blood test was done for patients of both groups. All patients were divided into two groups (the 1st with osteopenia, and the 2nd with osteoporosis). All patients were subjected to an oral clinical examination: the periodontal examination was composed of Plaque Index (PI), Pocket Score (PS), and Papillary Bleeding Index (PBI). X-ray analysis was performed for every patient.

Results: The results of the clinical periodontal examination demonstrated that the mean PBI in patients in the 1st group had no significant differences from the PBI in patients in the 2nd group. PI value and PS findings in patients with general osteoporosis also had no statistical differences from the same parameters in patients with osteopenia.

Conclusion: Under the circumstances of these patients’ characteristics and within the limits of the present study, we concluded that there is no significant difference in the periodontal status of postmenopausal women with systemic osteopenia and with osteoporosis.

Keywords: 
osteopenia; osteoporosis; periodontal disease.
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