The mandibular angle in osteoporotic men


ÇAKUR B., DAĞİSTAN S., HARORLI A., Ezmeci E.

MEDICINA ORAL PATOLOGIA ORAL Y CIRUGIA BUCAL, cilt.16, sa.2, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Objectives: Osteoporosis induces the reduction of bone mass and screening for low bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been the current gold standard test to determine osteoporosis. Panoramic radiography is widely used in dentistry for routine examination of jaws. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the mandibular angle (MA) values and the vertebral bone mineral density (v-BMD) in 20 osteoporotic men.