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Primary study · included by 1 review

Evaluation of the association between periodontal parameters, osteoporosis and osteopenia in post menopausal women.

Moeintaghavi 2013 · Moeintaghavi Amir, Pourjavad Monireh, Dadgar Sepideh, et al. · Journal of dentistry (Tehran, Iran) · 2013

Included by

Low bone density and periodontal disease in postmenopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2025 · cited as Moeintaghavi 2013 · Table 1; reference list; Figure 2
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
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 participantsGRADE 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 participantsGRADE not reported
Bone mineral density (BMD)
Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure) vs Normal bone mineral density controls
SMD -0.64 [-3.01, 1.73]5 studies · 912 participantsGRADE 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 2.5217 studies · 3689 participantsLow
Bone mineral density (BMD)
Low bone mineral density / osteoporosis (DEXA, WHO T-score < -2.5) (exposure) vs Normal bone mineral density controls
SMD -0.49 [-3.42, 2.45]3 studies · 772 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.