Non-Cochrane · aetiology · PM41624667

Low bone density and periodontal disease in postmenopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Joseph Betsy, Thomas Julie T, Porwal Priyanka, et al. · Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025 · PubMed · doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1595_24

Findings

Population Postmenopausal women (peri- and postmenopausal, aged 45 years and above)

5 findings

Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure)Normal bone mineral density controlsPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm)
Community and clinic based postmenopausal women
SMD 0.75 [0.22, 1.28]
GRADE not reported
6 studies · 1072 participants
Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure)Normal bone mineral density controlsPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm)
Community and clinic based postmenopausal women · Sensitivity analysis excluding high risk of bias studies
SMD 0.92 [0.24, 1.6]
GRADE not reported
4 studies · 932 participants
Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure)Normal bone mineral density controlsBone mineral density (BMD)
Community and clinic based postmenopausal women
SMD -0.64 [-3.01, 1.73]
GRADE not reported
5 studies · 912 participants
Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure)Normal bone mineral density controlsPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio)
Community and clinic based postmenopausal women · GRADE evidence profile estimate
OR 2.52
226 [-1000, 1000] more per 1,000
Low
Downgraded: inconsistency
17 studies · 3689 participants
Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure)Normal bone mineral density controlsBone mineral density (BMD)
Community and clinic based postmenopausal women · Sensitivity analysis
SMD -0.49 [-3.42, 2.45]
GRADE not reported
3 studies · 772 participants

Included primary studies 33

Open in Studies
StudyYearAlso included byOutcomes it informs hereTrial data
Ayed 2019
Evaluating the possible association between systemic osteoporosis and periodontal disease progression in postmenopausal women
DOI:10.1016/j.disamonth.2018.11.001
2019this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio)not extracted yet
Ayed 2019
Evaluating the possible association between systemic osteoporosis and periodontal disease progression in postmenopausal women.
PMID:30502098
2019this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio)not extracted yet
Darcey 2013
An observational study to assess the association between osteoporosis and periodontal disease
DOI:10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.1191
2013this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Darcey 2013
An observational study to assess the association between osteoporosis and periodontal disease.
PMID:24357765
2013this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Gil-Montoya 2021
Association between low bone mineral density and periodontitis in generally healthy perimenopausal women
DOI:10.1002/jper.20-0029
2020this review onlyBone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Gil-Montoya 2021
Association between low bone mineral density and periodontitis in generally healthy perimenopausal women.
PMID:32716051
2021this review onlyBone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Gondim 2013
Severe Loss of Clinical Attachment Level: An Independent Association With Low Hip Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Females
DOI:10.1902/jop.2012.120090
2013this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Gondim 2013
Severe loss of clinical attachment level: an independent association with low hip bone mineral density in postmenopausal females.
PMID:22548585
2013this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Iwasaki 2013
Association Between Low Bone Mineral Density and Clinical Attachment Loss in Japanese Postmenopausal Females
DOI:10.1902/jop.2013.120613
2013this review onlyBone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Iwasaki 2013
Association between low bone mineral density and clinical attachment loss in Japanese postmenopausal females.
PMID:23451986
2013this review onlyBone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Juluri 2015
Photovoltaic universal joints: ball-and-socket interfaces in molecular photovoltaic cells.
PMID:20157914
2010this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio); Bone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Juluri 2015
Association of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis and Periodontal Disease: A Double-Blind Case-Control Study.
PMID:26435630
2015this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio); Bone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Marjanovic 2013
Do patients with osteoporosis have an increased prevalence of periodontal disease? A cross-sectional study
DOI:10.1007/s00198-012-2246-9
2013this review onlyBone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Marjanovic 2013
Do patients with osteoporosis have an increased prevalence of periodontal disease? A cross-sectional study.
PMID:23340948
2013this review onlyBone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Mashalkar 2018
A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess and Correlate Osteoporosis and Periodontitis among Postmenopausal Women: A Dual Energy X-Ray…
PMID:29628721
2018this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Moeintaghavi 2013
matched by author and year (probable)
NRthis review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio); Bone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Moeintaghavi 2013
Evaluation of the association between periodontal parameters, osteoporosis and osteopenia in post menopausal women.
PMID:24910652
2013this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio); Bone mineral density (BMD)not extracted yet
Passos 2013
Osteoporosis/osteopenia as an independent factor associated with periodontitis in postmenopausal women: a case–control study
DOI:10.1007/s00198-012-2130-7
2012this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio)not extracted yet
Passos 2013
Osteoporosis/osteopenia as an independent factor associated with periodontitis in postmenopausal women: a case-control study.
PMID:23001114
2013this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio)not extracted yet
Penoni 2016
Association of osteoporosis and bone medication with the periodontal condition in elderly women
DOI:10.1007/s00198-015-3437-y
2015this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Penoni 2016
Association of osteoporosis and bone medication with the periodontal condition in elderly women.
PMID:26626187
2016this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Pepelassi 2012
The relationship between osteoporosis and periodontitis in women aged 45–70 years
DOI:10.1111/j.1601-0825.2011.01881.x
2011this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio)not extracted yet
Pepelassi 2012
The relationship between osteoporosis and periodontitis in women aged 45-70 years.
PMID:22151499
2012this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio)not extracted yet
Richa 2017
Association between osteoporosis and periodontal disease among postmenopausal Indian women
DOI:10.1111/jicd.12223
2016this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Richa 2017
Association between osteoporosis and periodontal disease among postmenopausal Indian women.
PMID:27339765
2017this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Savic Pavicin 2017
The relationship between periodontal disease, tooth loss and decreased skeletal bone mineral density in ageing women
DOI:10.1111/ger.12290
2017this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Savic Pavicin 2017
The relationship between periodontal disease, tooth loss and decreased skeletal bone mineral density in ageing women.
PMID:28812320
2017this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Singh 2014
Association of bone mineral density with periodontal status in postmenopausal women
DOI:10.1111/jicd.12047
2013this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Singh 2014
Association of bone mineral density with periodontal status in postmenopausal women.
PMID:23766246
2014this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Vishwanath 2011
Correlation of periodontal status and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: A digital radiographic and quantitative ultrasound study
DOI:10.4103/0970-9290.84303
2011this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Vishwanath 2011
Correlation of periodontal status and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a digital radiographic and quantitative ultrasound…
PMID:21891899
2011this review onlynot statednot extracted yet
Zamani 2022
Tricinonoic acid and tricindiol, two new irregular sesquiterpenes from an endophytic strain of Fusarium tricinctum.
PMID:20221941
2010this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio)not extracted yet
Zamani 2022
Evaluation of the association between osteoporosis and periodontitis in postmenopausal women: A clinical and radiographic study.
PMID:35915711
2022this review onlyPeriodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio)not extracted yet

Review question

ElementPlanned (methods)Found (results)
PopulationPostmenopausal women aged 45 years and abovePeri- and postmenopausal women aged 45 to 80 years (n=3689)
InterventionLow bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5)Osteoporosis / low BMD by DEXA (hip, lumbar or femoral)
ComparisonIndividuals with normal BMDWomen with normal BMD
OutcomesPeriodontitis assessed by clinical attachment loss (CAL) or CAL and probing depthClinical attachment loss; BMD levels; probing depth and other periodontal parameters
Study designsCase-control, cross-sectional and cohort studies conducted 2010 to 202315 cross-sectional and 2 case-control studies (n=17); 9 in meta-analysis
TimingNot specifiedNot specified