Bulletin of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery
ISSN 1829-006X
2025; 233–239
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THE IMPACT OF HYPO – ESTROGEN ON ORAL CAVITY HEALTH OF MENOPAUSE WOMEN

Saad Ghadhban Hussein*, Nafi Al Ani A, Riyam Ali, Ruaa Fadhil, Nаderah Hussein, Raad Helmi, Suhair Khaliel

Dr. Prof.Endocrine Vet. Medicine / Dental Department Al Hikma Univ. College. Private College, Baghdad, Iraq · Prof. Dr. Community Physician / Dental dept. Al Hikma Univ. College . Private College, Baghdad,Iraq · Dr. Institute of genetic engineering and biotechnology for post graduate studies,University of Baghdad, Iraq. · Dr. Laser application / Dental dept. Al Hikma Univ. college Private College, Baghdad, Iraq . · Dr. Dentist, Prosthodontic / Dental dept. Al Hikma Univ. College Private College, Baghdad, Iraq · Dr. Prof. Dentist Oral Medicine / Dental dept. Al Hikma Univ. College . Private College, Baghdad, Iraq . dr_raad, · Dr. Dintist Oral Medicine / Dental dept. Al Hikma Univ. College, Private College, Baghdad,Iraq.

Received: 2026-04-08 · Published: 2025-07-20

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Original title
THE IMPACT OF HYPO – ESTROGEN ON ORAL CAVITY HEALTH OF MENOPAUSE WOMEN
Authors
Saad Ghadhban Hussein, Nafi Al Ani A, Riyam Ali, Ruaa Fadhil, Nаderah Hussein, Raad Helmi, Suhair Khaliel
Source journal
Bulletin of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery
Published
2025-07-20
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
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https://doi.org/10.58240/1829006X-2025.21.6-233

Abstract

Hypo-estrogenism in menopause women effects on oral cavity. Its level of estrogen is infact decreased which consequently have many effects on oral cavity; since estrogen is important in maintaining proper health of the tissues forming the oral cavity, which includes bones, mucous, membrane and salivary glands, thus causing health disorders in oral cavity including dry mouth due to reduce salivation which consequently will lead to increase the risk of dental caries, gum disease and disability in speaking and swallowing beside gingivitis and periodontitis, loss bone density especially in the Jaw which consequently causes increased risk of tooth loss, in addition to the difficulties in the dentures or implants procedures, also change in taste, loss of appetite, prolonged time of tissue healing and recovery after injury. Hypoestrogenism plays an important role in providing moisture of oral cavity mucosa which makes oral tissue more susceptible to irritation, ulceration and different lesions in oral cavity.
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