Periodontal disease tied to hormonal changes

A comprehensive review of women’s health studies by Charlene Krejci, associate clinical professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, has shown a link between women’s health issues and periodontal disease.

Krejci found female hormones that fluctuate throughout women’s lives (during puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause) can change conditions in the mouth that allow bacteria to grow, enter the blood, and exacerbate certain health issues such as bone loss, fetal death, and preterm births.

Her overview of the literature was reported in the article, “Women’s Health: Periodontitis and its Relation to Hormonal Changes, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Osteoporosis” in the journal Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry.

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