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ba0005p428 | Other diseases of bone and mineral metabolism | ECTS2016

Low bone mass density is associated with tooth loss in postmenopausal women: a nationwide representative study

Ji SoYeon , Tak YoungJin , Lee SeungHun , Lee JeongGyu

Background: Both osteoporosis and tooth loss are major health problems that are frequently observed in postmenopausal women. Authors in this study investigated the relationship between low bone mineral density and edentulism.Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2012. A total of 2129 postmenopausal women (50–80 years), who had bone mineral density measured and ha...