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Published on: August 13, 2019
[Oral modifications during menopause]
Maria Ursache1, Irina Grădinaru, Marie Jeanne Aldea
1Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară.
Abstract:
The menopause, a physiological process specific to elderly women (>50 years) is defined by various involutive phenomena occurred at general level and particularly in the stomatognatic system elements. The authors followed the influence of the oral contraceptives in changes of oral tissues during menopause. The study was carried on 148 elderly women during menopause split in two groups: group I (study group) who have used oral contraceptives in earlier years, group II (control group) without contraceptive therapy. The evaluation of the results was made using clinical exams and complementary investigations (X-ray, cytological, histopathological, mycological, salivary rate exams) and index quantification. The results showed the importance of the apparition of changes in to the oral tissues during menopause increased in comparison to the control group. Corresponding prevention strategies are the basis of oral health management in women at menopause.
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