Mandibular trabecular bone pattern before and two years after medical or surgical obesity treatment in young Swedish women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate if changes in body mass index (BMI) result in changes of the mandibular trabecular bone structure.

Materials and methods

Females (18-35 years at baseline, mean BMI 42,3) were followed from before (n = 117) until two years (n = 66) after obesity treatment (medical or surgical). The mandibular bone trabeculation was classified as sparse, dense, or mixed on intraoral radiographs (Lindh's index). A digitized method (Jaw-X) assessed the size and intensities of intertrabecular spaces. The main predictor variable was BMI reduction over the period.

Results

Before treatment, the group with a high BMI (≥ 45) had a significantly denser bone than those with a lower BMI (p = 0.035). Two years after treatment, fewer were classified with sparse bone (Lindh's

SUBMITTER: Ostberg AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11725539 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature