Endocrine Abstracts

Periodontal changes are induced by hormonal alterations through soft tissue oedema, inflammation, demineralization or abnormal periosteal development of the alveolar bones.Objectives: The purpose of the present work was to evaluate the frequency, severity and type of periodontal disease in subjects with previously diagnosed and non-treated pituitary disorders.Patients and methods: Twenty-five subjects (21 women and 4 men) aged 44.7...

The strong link between bone mass and body composition is widely recognized but only few studies were selectively performed on healthy subjects with body mass index within normal limits. We aimed to evaluate the influence of body composition on bone mass in apparently healthy young non-obese men and women (n=40). To reveal the effect of menopausal transition on the fat mass content, fat mass distribution and fat mass-bone mineral density relationship we compared body co...