Dental Radiology and Osteoporosis: The Importance of Using Radiographic Images to Assess Signs of Osteoporosis in Toothless Elderly
This study wanted to analyse the importance of sweeping and carpal radiographs for the evaluation of edentulous things, demonstrating the gift of different dental radiographic methods in the detection of subjects with signs of osteoporosis. 30 mathematical panoramic and carpal radiographs of wives between 50 and 90 age old. In the sweeping radiographs, the thickness of the mandibular protective layer was measured (Mentual Index – MI and Goniac Index – GA), and the study of animal of the lower cortex was judged (Klemetti classification). In the carpal radiographs, the girth of the cortices of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th metacarpals was measured (Metacarpal Index – IMC – or Nordin Index). The average age of the things was 68.43 years. In the study of the cortical thickness of the sweeping radiographs, the mean principles of the mental index (MI) and the gonial index (GI) refer to the age group of 50 to 59 age had values thought-out within the common range (? 3.1mm and ? 1.2mm , respectively). For the study of cortex plant structure, group C3 corresponded to most cases (43.33%). For carpal radiographs, the best metacarpal index (IMC) values were about the younger exclusive informal network (50-59 years). Finally, skilled was a positive equating between age and determinable (MI, GA, IMC) and qualitative (Klemetti reasoning) assessment indications on panoramic and carpal radiographs.
Author(s) Details:
Plauto C. A. Watanabe,
Department of Stomatology, Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry, Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
Giovani Antonio Rodrigues,
Department of Stomatology, Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry, Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
Marcelo Rodrigues Azenha,
Department of Stomatology, Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry, Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
Lílian Tedeschi Ramalli,
Department of Stomatology, Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry, Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Keywords: Panoramic radiography, elderly, osteoporosis, mandible, metacarpal