| Autor: |
Eglė Jagelavičienė, Aurelija Krasauskienė, Rimantas Žalinkevičius, Inga Vaitkevičienė, Ričardas Kubilius |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Medicina, Vol 52, Iss 2, Pp 125-131 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1010-660X |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.medici.2016.02.005 |
| Popis: |
Background and objective: In clinical practice, a comparative analysis of bone mineral density (BMD) is carried out by examining different skeletal bones. This is useful for screening of postmenopausal osteoporosis (OP). The objective of this study was to determine the relation between the mandibular cortical index (MCI) and calcaneal BMD among postmenopausal women. Materials and methods: The study sample included 129 randomly selected postmenopausal women aged 50–77 years. The participants were examined using panoramic radiography for the analysis of the cortical layer in the mandibular base for MCI determination and using DXL for the examination of calcaneal BMD. According to T scores, the subjects were divided into three groups (Groups 1, 2, and 3). The panoramic radiographic examination of the mandible was performed; the MCI was determined and distributed into groups (C1; C2; C3). The MCI validity in determining the calcaneus BMD status was analyzed. Results: The differences in BMD were statistically significant between Groups C1 and C3 (P |
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