Oral health in patients on inhaled corticosteroid treatment

Kömerik N., Akkaya A., Yıldız M., Buyukkaplan U. Ş., Kuru L.

ORAL DISEASES, vol.11, no.5, pp.303-308, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01122.x
  • Journal Name: ORAL DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.303-308
  • Keywords: corticosteroids, bone mineral density, mandible, periodontitis, tooth loss, BONE-MINERAL DENSITY, PERIODONTAL-DISEASE, MANDIBULAR BONE, TOOTH LOSS, INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS, THERAPY, WOMEN, ASSOCIATIONS, METABOLISM, CALCIUM
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of long-term inhaled corticosteroids on bone mineral density (BMD) of the mandible in relation with the tooth loss.