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Estrogen May Reduce Tooth Loss

Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 1st, 1996

Estrogen, a proven protector against bone loss, may reduce tooth loss by strengthening the jawbone, suggests a study involving 42,000 post-menopausal nurses across the country.

Researchers found that women who had used the female hormone regularly at some point were 24 percent less likely to lose their teeth than women who never took it

The results of the research was published in the March 1996 issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

"We asked the women how many teeth they had lost over a two-year period. We also asked about their use of post-menopausal hormones," said the lead researcher, Dr. Francine Grodstein...

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