title: [Changes to the periodontium in postmenopausal women].
abstract: Few up to date studies on the influence of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) on periodontium has been conducted on small groups of patients and the conclusions made may require further investigation on a larger population. It has been widely accepted that decreased estrogen levels in postmenopausal women are associated with a gradual loss of a bone density and increased risk of a dental loss. Much less stress is put however on the fact that the same phenomenon, especially suboptimal levels of estradiol, may deteriorate periodontal tissue condition. The authors made a literature search on the influence of HRT on periodontium.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Perinatologii i Ginekologii w Zabrzu, Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kaźmierczak
authors.forename: Patrycja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fiegler
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Przybyłek
authors.forename: Kazimierz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamiński
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fiegler-Mecik
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wegrzyn
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012307:Risk Factors