title: [Screening for osteoporosis by dental panoramic radiographs].
abstract: Cortical measurements (width and shape) of the mandible detected on panoramic radiographs are associated with bone mineral density of the spine and the femur, risk of osteoporotic fractures and bone turnover. Diagnostic efficacy of cortical measurements for identifying postmenopausal women with osteoporosis is almost similar to that of questionnaire-based screening tool. Dental clinic may be one of valuable strongholds in screening for osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital/Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kanagawa Dental College.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamoto
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D017759:Fractures, Malunited; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013131:Spine