title: Elevated cadmium exposure may be associated with periodontal bone loss.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Association of environmental cadmium exposure with periodontal disease in US adults. Arora M, Weuve J, Schwartz J, Wright RO. Environ Health Perspect 2009;117:739-44.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bruce A. Dye, DDS, MPH, Charles F. Dillon, MD, PhD.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Is environmental cadmium associated with periodontal disease?
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Information not available.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 3: Other evidence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 4416, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA. bfd1@cdc.gov <bfd1@cdc.gov>
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dye
authors.forename: Charles F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dillon