本研究目的是在探討停經後婦女骨科患者牙周狀況，以南部某區域教學醫院停經後婦女的骨科患
者為研究對象，共計100人，採用問卷及牙周檢查。研究結果，社區牙周囊袋4-5mm者有21％，有牙結石者佔47％，牙周附連流失6mm以上佔52％，4-5mm佔33％，牙菌斑指數在55-64歲為1.35顆，65歲以上為1.23顆。發現社區牙周指數、牙周附連流失及牙菌斑指數，年齡層愈小及教育程度在小學以下者愈不好。牙周疾病相關因素有教育程度及是否有定期看牙醫。
本研究對象顯示停經後婦女牙周狀況均較一般研究調查報告相同對象為差，由於大部份牙周病患，其造成牙周病的原因，牙菌斑是罪魁禍首，但是本研究結果顯示牙菌斑指數狀況沒有呈現相關性。在國外文獻報告中，發現牙周疾病與某些代謝疾病有關，因此，此群體之牙周狀況問題可能與其他疾病（如骨質疏鬆症）有相關，應再進行另一方面的調查研究，以尋求答案。

This study is to investigate the orthopedic periodontal condition of postmenopausal female patients in a teaching hospital at south Taiwan. Total 100 postmenopausal female patients were independently and randomly selected from the hospital for this study, and data were colleted by
questionnaire and periodontal examination. The results showed that the community periodontal index with 4-5 mm was 21%, while the dental calculus was 47 %. The gum attachment loss more than 6 mm accounted for 37%, and the percentage of 4-5 mm gum attachment loss was up to 47 %. The plaque indices of 55-64 and 65 years old above were 1.35 and 1.23, respectively.
The results also showed that the community periodontal indices, gum attachment loss and plague indices increased as the age and education level of patients decreased. The periodontal diseases were significantly affected by the education level and whether the patient had regularly
dental checkup. In addition, the average periodontal conditions of patients in this study are comparatively worse than those of other reports with similar female patients. The major cause of periodontal diseases has been known due to the plaque, but the values of plague index in this study were similar to those of other reports, indicating the periodontal conditions and their related diseases might be also related to other factors, such as certain metabolism diseases ( osteoporosis disease.. etc.) which have been well reported. In conclusion, the community
periodontal condition is possibly affected by multiple factors, and further investigation is required to elucidate the causes of the community periodontal diseases.