Studies Show That Female Hormones Have an Impact on Gum Disease Risk
A review featured in the May issue of Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry entitled ‘Women’s Health Periodontitis and its Relation to Hormonal Changes, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Osteoporosis’ by Charlene Krejci, associate clinical professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, reveals that women’s health issues are associated with gum disease.
Hormonal changes occur throughout a woman’s life during puberty, menstruation, pregnancy and menopause. The findings reveal that the fluctuating female hormone levels can change conditions inside the mouth, allowing bacterial growth, entering of blood, and aggravate health issues, such as fetal death, pre-term births and bone loss.