JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.91, no.9, pp.3439-3445, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Context: Primary hyperparathyroidism ( HPT) is a systemic disease causing bone loss. Periodontal disease is a local inflammatory disease characterized by alveolar bone loss. The older literature records that HPT is associated with loss of radicular lamina dura and brown tumors of the bone, but contemporary studies are lacking.