SynthesisMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal2024
Apical periodontitis in osteoporotic postmenopausal women: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Association of mandibular cortical erosion with chronic periodontitis, apical periodontitis, and tooth fracture in Japanese women aged 40 years and older: An artificial intelligence-based analysis.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2026Article
- Dental Caries Status in Postmenopausal Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Association of Osteoporosis with Tooth Loss and Dental Radiomorphometric Indices.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyze the scientific evidence about the association between osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and the prevalence of apical periodontitis, assessed radiographically. MATERIAL AND
methodsPRISMA Guidelines have been followed. The research question was: In adult women, does the presence or absence of osteoporosis affect the prevalence of AP, radiographically diagnosed? A systematic search was performed in PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus and EMBASE. The meta-analyses were calculated with the Open Meta Analyst software. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale. The certainty of evidence was assessed by GRADE.
resultsFour studies were selected. Meta-analysis showed an overall OR = 2.2 (95% CI = 0.94 - 4.97; p = 0.07), indicating that osteoporotic women had approximately twice the probability of having periapical lesions, compared to control women, although the difference was only marginally significant. The overall risk of bias of the included studies was moderate, and the certainty of evidence was low.
conclusionsApical periodontitis, assessed as periapical lesion, is more frequently diagnosed in osteoporotic women, who are twice as likely to have periapical radiolucent lesions.
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