The relationship between marginal bone loss and serum zinc levels.
Serum was analyzed for zinc in 51 patients of varying age and with varying degrees of alveolar bone loss as recorded on roentgenograms. There was a reversed correlation between marginal alveolar bone loss and serum zinc levels. The observations are discussed in relation to the physiological functions of zinc.
D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
D015032:Zinc