Estimation of salivary calcium level as a screening tool for the osteoporosis in the post-menopausal women: A prospective study

Conclusion: Among all the three groups, the salivary calcium levels do exhibit the correlation with bone mineral density. In the post-menopausal group, there was significant increase in salivary calcium level compared to other groups. Similarly, the study showed a negative correlation between salivary calcium and serum oestrogen. This substantiates the point that salivary calcium levels can definitely indicate the possibility of the presence or absence of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women.
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research