Do Patients with Osteoporosis Have Higher Risk to Present Reduced Alveolar Ridge Height? An Imaging Analysis

• Main Authors: Luciana Munhoz (Author), Daniela Y Takahashi (Author), Danielle A Nishimura (Author), Erika A. dos Anjos Ramos (Author), Jefferson da Rocha Tenorio (Author), Emiko S Arita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Osteoporosis and periodontitis are both diseases that induce bone resorption. The objective of this study was to verify through panoramic radiography analysis whether patients with osteoporosis have a greater risk of periodontal disease (horizontal alveolar bone defect and vertical alveo...