Relationship Between Femur Bone Mineral Density, Body Mass Index and Dental Panoramic Mandibular Cortical Width in Diagnosis of Elderly Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis

Objectives: To measure and determine mandibular cortical width (MCW) on the panoramic radiographs, to evaluate the usefulness of the method in identifying postmenopausal women with low femoral bone mineral densities (f- BMD) and to correlate the radiographic findings on panoramic radiographs wi...

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Main Authors: Ravleen Nagi, Yashoda Devi B.K, N. Rakesh, Sujatha S. Reddy, N. Santana, Naresh Shetty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4748/9210_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(AJAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG)_u.pdf