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The determination of the mineral content of the alveolus by non‐invasive methods: a preliminary report
Author(s) -
Johnson Kenneth
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1986.tb01245.x
Subject(s) - bone mineral content , densitometry , content (measure theory) , mineral , chemistry , dentistry , mineralogy , bone mineral , medicine , mathematics , pathology , osteoporosis , mathematical analysis , organic chemistry
Experiments using an indirect densitometry technique are detailed and disadvantages discussed. An alternative technique using photon absorptiometry is described and its use in the measurement of the mineral content of the mandibular alveolus reported.