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Title
Association of environmental cadmium exposure with periodontal disease in U.S. adults.
Authors
Arora, Manish; Weuve, Jennifer; Schwartz, Joel; Wright, Robert O
Abstract
Periodontal disease is a complex, multifactorial, chronic inflammatory disease that involves degradation of periodontal structures, including alveolar bone. Cadmium adversely affects bone remodeling, and it is therefore possible that environmental Cd exposure may be a risk factor for periodontal-disease-related bone loss.
Publication
Environmental health perspectives, 2009, Vol 117, Issue 5, p739