title: Is self-reported alcohol consumption associated with osteoporotic mandibular bone loss in women?
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether alcohol consumption would predict mandibular bone quality and quantity in a large European female population. In total, 672 middle-aged and elderly women (45-70 yr of age; standard deviation = 6) were recruited in the study. Alcohol consumption was recorded through a self-reported questionnaire. Mandibular cortical width was measured, by five observers, in the mental foramen region on panoramic radiographs. Mandibular bone density, expressed as aluminium thickness, was recorded on intra-oral radiographs. Alcohol consumption was associated with a reduction of mandibular bone density and cortical width. This association was higher in subjects with excessive alcohol consumption, defined in the present study as > 14 units consumed per week. This study showed reduced jaw-bone quality in older individuals and in those with increased alcohol consumption.
authors.affiliation: Oral Imaging Centre, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nackaerts
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horner
authors.forename: Reinhilde
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Kety
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karayianni
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitsea
authors.forename: Leonidas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berkas
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mastoris
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindh
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: van der Stelt
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marjanovic
authors.forename: Judith E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pavitt
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Devlin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012650:Self Disclosure