title: [Analysis of alveolar bone].
abstract: Several techniques such as intra-oral dental radiographs, dental panoramic radiographs, computed tomography and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry have been used to evaluate the effects of oral diseases such as periodontal disease and systemic diseases such as osteoporosis on quantity and quality of alveolar bone of the jaws. Advanced imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging might also be applied to evaluate them in the future. However, the analysis and evaluation of alveolar bone should be carefully performed in consideration of some limitations included in each technique.
authors.affiliation: Hiroshima University Hospital, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taguchi
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D015519:Bone Density; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000379:methods; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed