Three panoramic indices for identification of healthy older people at a high risk of osteoporosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to identify whether healthy older adults are at a high risk of osteoporosis based on the association between the T-score values of bone mineral density (BMD) and three panoramic indices.

Materials and methods

All participants (50-64 years old) underwent calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) bone densitometry. In total, 371 panoramic images were included in the analysis. The mandibular cortical width (MCW), mandibular cortical index (MCI), and panoramic mandibular index (PMI) were the three parameters assessed. The data were examined using one-way analysis of variance or Kruskal-Wallis H and post hoc tests. Spearman's rho was used to measure correlation coefficients.

Results

T-score distributions in the normal, osteopenia, and osteoporosis

SUBMITTER: Kiswanjaya B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9453511 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature