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SynthesisEuropean endodontic journal2025

Increased Prevalence of Periapical Lesions in Osteoporosis Patients: A Systematic Review.

Gabiana Rodrigues Freitas, Bárbara Luzia Capitanio, Theodoro Weissheimer, Bruna Barcelos Só, Emmanuel João Silva, Manoela Domingues Martins, Ricardo Abreu Da Rosa, Marcus Vinicius Reis So

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Synthesis in European endodontic journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Gabiana Rodrigues FreitasDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Bárbara Luzia CapitanioDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Theodoro WeissheimerDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Bruna Barcelos SóDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Emmanuel João SilvaDepartment of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Grande Rio University (UNIGRANRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Manoela Domingues MartinsDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Ricardo Abreu Da RosaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Marcus Vinicius Reis SoDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Assessing scientific literature about prevalence of periapical lesions in individuals with osteoporosis in comparison to those without osteoporosis. Systematic searches were conducted up to November 24th, 2023 in Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE/PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science and Grey Literature Reports databases. Only observational studies were included. The ROBINS-E tool, a revised Cochrane instrument for assessing bias in nonrandomized exposure studies, was employed. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tool was utilized to evaluate the certainty of the evidence. From 484 studies, three were included. One of them was categorized as having an exceptionally high risk of bias, while two were deemed to have certain concerns. Two studies reported that osteoporotic patients may have more chances to present a periapical lesion compared to non-osteoporotic patients. One study reported no differences between groups. The GRADE analysis indicated a markedly low level of certainty in the evidence. The present review indicates that osteoporotic patients may present more periapical lesions compared to non-osteoporotic patients. This statement should be cautiously interpreted and further well-designed studies are needed. (EEJ-2023-09-123).

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OsteoporosisPeriapical DiseasesHumansPrevalence

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PMID38820458
PMCPMC11971693

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