Panoramic Radiographs for Detecting Osteopenia: A Pilot Study
Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, PMS College of Dental Science & Research, Kerala, India
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Clin. Pract. 2017, 7(4), 973; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.4081/cp.2017.973
Submission received: 19 April 2017
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Revised: 19 April 2017
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Accepted: 21 August 2017
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Published: 19 October 2017
Abstract
Osteoporosis characterized by low bone mass/osteopenia can be identified using radiomorphometric indices in routine panoramic radiographs. This study estimates the prevalence of osteopenia in 50-80 years age group, using panoramic mandibular index (PMI), mental index (MI) and mandibular cortical index (MCI). PMI, MI and MCI were applied on 36 panoramic radiographs; MI and MCI were compared with PMI. The prevalence of osteopenia was 11.1% with PMI and 44.4% with MCI. Using MI, the prevalence was 2.8% and 33.3% with 3mm and 4.77mm threshold respectively. The prevalence of osteopenia detected was highest using MCI (44.4%). Considering PMI as gold standard, MI with 4.77 mm threshold showed better agreement with PMI.
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Velayudhan Nair, V.; Thomas, S.; Thomas, J.; Mathew, C.M. Panoramic Radiographs for Detecting Osteopenia: A Pilot Study. Clin. Pract. 2017, 7, 973. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.4081/cp.2017.973
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Velayudhan Nair V, Thomas S, Thomas J, Mathew CM. Panoramic Radiographs for Detecting Osteopenia: A Pilot Study. Clinics and Practice. 2017; 7(4):973. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.4081/cp.2017.973
Chicago/Turabian StyleVelayudhan Nair, Vivek, Sunila Thomas, Jincy Thomas, and Cucoo Mariam Mathew. 2017. "Panoramic Radiographs for Detecting Osteopenia: A Pilot Study" Clinics and Practice 7, no. 4: 973. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.4081/cp.2017.973
