Primary study · included by 1 review

Osteoporosis/osteopenia as an independent factor associated with periodontitis in postmenopausal women: a case-control study.

Passos 2013 · Passos J S, Vianna M I P, Gomes-Filho I S, et al. · Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2013

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

Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2025 · cited as Passos 2013 · Table 1; reference list; Figure 2

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Periodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure) vs Normal bone mineral density controls	SMD 0.75 [0.22, 1.28]	6 studies · 1072 participants	GRADE not reported
Periodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure) vs Normal bone mineral density controls	SMD 0.92 [0.24, 1.6]	4 studies · 932 participants	GRADE not reported
Periodontitis severity: clinical attachment loss (CAL, mm) (GRADE table, meta-analysis odds ratio) Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure) vs Normal bone mineral density controls	OR 2.52	17 studies · 3689 participants	Low

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