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Pantomography in assessment of the osteoporosis risk group
Author(s) -
Klemetti Esa,
Kolmakov Sergei,
Kröger Heikki
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1994.tb01156.x
Subject(s) - bone mineral , osteoporosis , medicine , dual energy , dentistry , radiography , bone density , orthodontics , radiology
The diagnostic efficacies of three panoramic‐based indices were compared with classification of bone mineral density by dual‐energy x‐ray absorptiometry. The panoramic indices were 1) cortical bone height, 2) an ordinal classification, and 3) the Panoramic Mandibular Index. The results indicate that panoramic dental radiographs should not be used to assess the patient's status regarding osteoporosis, although the means of the variables in different mineral density groups of skeleton may differ significantly.