Oral & Dental Wellness

Osteoporosis and Oral Wellness

A recent University of Buffalo study has shown a fairly consistent relationship exists between oral infection and osteoporosis—especially in women 70 years old or older.

Further study is required to determined if periodontal disease causes osteoporosis, or whether individuals with a genetic disposition to bone loss are also more vulnerable to periodontal destruction and bone loss in the jaw.

At this time, there is no definitive cause and effect relationship, but older patients who are seeing bone quality loss need to be aware of the implications for oral issues that likely may result concurrently.