CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS ON OSTEOPOROTIC FEMALES HAVING CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS
Cairo Dental Journal (30) Number (1), 1:10 January, 2014 Autors: Mohamed A. Galal (1); Mushira A. Dahaba, (2); Basma M. Zaki(3) and Hanaa M. Elshenawy (3) 1. Researcher Assistant of Oral Radiology, Department of Oral Medicine & Surgery, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. 2. Professor & Head of Oral Radiology Department, Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. 3. Researcher of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Department of Oral Medicine & Surgery, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. ABSTRACT The aim of the present study is to assess the effect of Omega-3 fatty acids, as an adjunctive therapy in management of chronic periodontitis in postmenopausal osteoporotic females. Twenty four postmenopausal females having osteopenia or osteoporosis and chronic periodontitis were included in this study. These patients were divided into two groups: The Omega-3 group (O3) which included 13 subjects. They were given 1gm omega...