Is self-reported alcohol consumption associated with osteoporotic mandibular bone loss in women?
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.
Nackaerts
Olivia
O
Oral Imaging Centre, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Horner
Keith
K
Jacobs
Reinhilde
R
Karayianni
Kety
K
Mitsea
Anastasia
A
Berkas
Leonidas
L
Mastoris
Michael
M
Lindh
Christina
C
van der Stelt
Paul F
PF
Marjanovic
Elizabeth
E
Adams
Judith E
JE
Pavitt
Susan
S
Devlin
Hugh
H
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