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Cross-sectional data suggest that there is an association in postmenopausal women between alveolar bone loss and osteopenia (T score between –2.5 and –1.0) as well as osteoporosis (T score < –2.5). This association is stronger in those 70 years old and above with worsening T scores. This subset of the population was 2.5 to 4.6 times more likely to present with loss of alveolar bone compared with subjects with normal bone scores.⁵⁷ A similar association was found between CALs and T scores, especially in women without subgingival calculus.⁵⁸