Development of a prediction tool for low bone mass based on clinical data and periapical radiography.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to develop and test a tool for low bone mass pre-screening by combining periapical radiographs with clinical risk factors.


METHODS
The study sample consisted of 60 post-menopausal women over 40 years of age who were referred for dental radiographs. These patients also had their bone mineral density measured at the lumbar spine and proximal femur using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Radiographic density measurements and 14 morphological features were obtained from each dental radiograph using digital image processing software. The clinical variables considered were age and bone mass index. Classification and regression tree analysis (CART) was used to test the predictive power of clinical and radiographic risk factors for classifying individuals.


RESULTS
CART indicated that the most important variables for classifying patients were age, number of terminal points/periphery, periphery/trabecular area, radiographic density and bone mass index.


CONCLUSIONS
A combination of clinical and radiographic factors can be used to identify individuals with low bone mineral density, with higher accuracy than any one of these factors taken individually.
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D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D015519:Bone Density; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017698:Postmenopause; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D016300:Radiography, Bitewing; D012307:Risk Factors; D012984:Software
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