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Oral Microbiome and Periodontitis Prospective Study in Postmenopausal Women

This study examines associations among subgingival microbiota, personal characteristics, and periodontal disease presence, severity and progression in postmenopausal women.

Title: Oral Microbiome and Periodontitis: A Prospective Study in Postmenopausal

Principal Investigator: Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD

Co-investigators: Michael LaMonte, PhD, MPH, and Amy Millen, PhD

Funding Agency: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Period: 08/01/14 - 07/31/19

Abstract: This study proposes to conduct a 15-year post baseline clinical examination in a defined cohort of older postmenopausal women, who already completed baseline and 5-year examinations, to examine prospective associations among subgingival microbiota, personal characteristics, and periodontal disease presence, severity and progression over time. 

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ean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, principal investigator of UB’s Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Center, discusses the significance of the WHI, one of the longest and most comprehensive studies ever done on postmenopausal women.

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