Does salivary calcium reflect skeletal bone density of heavy smokers?
Heavy smokers seem to have lower bone mineral density and higher salivary calcium than their non-smoking counterparts. We suggest that the high salivary calcium concentration of smokers is in connection with skeletal calcium disturbances.
Between 1994 and 2004, a significant increase in the use of mesh-based techniques for the treatment of IH, influenced by the Dutch evidence-based guidelines, probably resulted in a significant decrease in the number of operations performed for recurrent IH.