Mandibular radiomorphometric measurements as indicators of possible osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

The association between mandibular inferior cortex indices and serum levels of calcium and phosphorus

“…This finding is consistent with a study by Vlasiadis et al in which MCM class 2 and class 3 are associated with increased age. 15 Similar age-related trends have been reported in studies by Gulsahi et al, 18 Ledgerton et al, 21 and Knezović Zlatarić et al 22 In this study MCM and MCW were found to have a significant negative correlation with each other. This finding is in agreement with a study by Vlasiadis et al in which mild to severe cortical erosion was associated with decreased MCW.…”

“…This finding is in agreement with a study by Vlasiadis et al in which mild to severe cortical erosion was associated with decreased MCW. 15 Moreover, this negative correlation was also observed in studies by Govindraju et al 23 on an Indian population and by Khatoonabad et al on an Iranian population. 24 In the present study neither MCM nor MCW were significantly correlated with serum calcium or phosphorus levels.…”

“…15 These discrepancies might have resulted from variable magnification factors for different radiographic devices, as well as ethnic differences. A study performed by Dutra et al suggested that mean MCW values are higher in men, especially in old age; they observed a significant difference in the mean values of MCW between the genders in patients older than 75 years.…”

Actualizaciones en la detección precoz de la osteoporosis

“…Existen numerosos estudios que analizan los hallazgos radiográficos en las OPMG y radiografías periapicales, correlacionándolos con el diagnóstico precoz de osteoporosis, destacando la importancia del dentista en el diagnóstico precoz de esta enfermedad (15,16). Esto es así puesto que la OPMG es una prueba rutinaria en la práctica odontológica actual.…”

Influence of Dental Status, Age and Gender on the Cortical Width of the Lower Border of the Mandible and Mandibular Cortical Index

“…They found that completely edentulous patients had more porous cortex of the mandible than partially edentulous or fully dentate patients. Vlasiadis et al (28) reported that age, years since menopause, mandibular cortical width of mandible and the number of the teeth lost had a statistically important effect on the incidence of moderate or severe cortical erosion. An increase by 1 unit in the number of lost teeth increased the likelihood of moderate or severe cortical erosion to 6 %.…”