Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 234-235, September 2006

Morphological analysis of periapical radiographs in the mandible may identify women with low skeletal bone mineral density

Assistant Professor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Hiroshima University Hospital 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553 Japan

Article Title and Bibliographic Information

Age and trabecular features of alveolar bone associated with osteoporosis. Lee BD, White SC. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2005;100(1):92-8.

Level of Evidence

4

Purpose/Question

The purpose of this study was to determine if a combination of trabecular pattern, alveolar bone density, and clinical parameters is associated with a subject's femoral/lumbar World Health Organization (WHO) bone mineral density class.

Source of Funding

USPHS research grant R01 AR47529 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Type of Study/Design

Case-control study

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PII: S1532-3382(06)00069-8

doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2006.06.008

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 234-235, September 2006

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