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Why do I have to tell my medical history to my dentist? | teeth.org.au
It is important to tell your dentist your medical history. It is also important that your medical history is regularly updated.
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Treatment – Bone Health
Treatment Diagnosed osteoporosis requires prescribed treatment to protect bone health
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Osteoporosis treatment options - MyDr.com.au
Osteoporosis treatment choices (including medicines and lifestyle measures) are based on your age, sex, general health, the severity of your osteoporosis and the likelihood of you breaking a bone.
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Osteoporosis Treatment and Bone Health
Diagnosed osteoporosis requires prescribed treatment to protect bone health.
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RACGP - Background to osteoporosis
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Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis - 2016 - Australasian Menopause Society
Osteoporosis is preventable and treatable, but only a small proportion of people at risk for fractures are evaluated and treated
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Osteoporosis - Australasian Menopause Society
Osteoporosis is a condition characterised by weakened bones that fracture easily. After menopause many women are at risk of developing osteoporosis. Peak bone mass is usually reached during a woman’s 20s to 30s when the skeleton has stopped growing and bones are at their strongest. The female sex hormone oestrogen plays an important role in maintaining bone strength. After menopause oestrogen levels drop and this may result in increased bone loss. The average woman loses up to 10 per cent of
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