Increased Plasma Osteocalcin, Oral Disease, and Altered Mandibular Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women

Table 2

Oral disease of participants according to postmenopausal status.

Variables	Participants
	Premenopause	Postmenopause
Average number of missing teeth	1 (2, 4)	6 (2, 16)	0.008
Mean attachment loss (mm)	2.1 (1.7, 2.4)	2.6 (2.2, 3.7)	<0.001
Alveolar bone loss (n = 89)
<25%	46	31	0.031
≥25%	3	9
Number of periapical radiolucencies (n = 75)
Absence	36	21	0.006
1–4	7	11
Clinical score of oral dryness (n = 92)
0	25	8	0.005
1–3	24	30
≥4	1	4