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Medication

Estradiol / estrogen therapy

Hormone (estrogen) therapy

Brand names: Estrace, Premarin

Oral health effects

  • Limited direct effects; bone support

    Few direct oral effects; estrogen supports bone density, which is relevant to alveolar bone and osteoporosis-related considerations.

    Clinical management: Standard care; consider overall bone health.

Sources

  1. Adverse drug events in the oral cavity. Yuan A, Woo SB. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2015.