No correlation between mandibular and non-mandibular measurements in osteoporotic men.
BACKGROUND
Screening for low bone mineral density (BMD) using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been the traditional method for determining osteoporosis. Panoramic radiography is widely used in dentistry.


OBJECTIVE
To determine the relationships between the values of dental panoramic indices (the mental index (MI), antegonial index (AI), panoramic mandibular index (PMI)) and the values of skeletal BMD (femoral BMD (f-BMD), and vertebral BMD (v-BMD)) in 25 osteoporotic men.


METHODS
In the panoramic radiographs obtained from a total of 25 male individuals with osteoporosis, the means were calculated for MI, AI, and PMI values measured in the right and left mandible. DXA measurements of the femur and lumbar vertebrae BMD were also calculated. The correlation between these variables was assessed.


RESULTS
No correlation was found between the BMD values of the femur and lumbar vertebrae and values of MI, AI, and PMI.


CONCLUSIONS
No significant correlation was found between the mandibular and non-mandibular measurements in men with osteoporosis. MI, AI, and PMI indices should not be used in the evaluation of the skeletal status, because they are not reliable tools in screening for osteoporosis.
Cakur
Binali
B
Department of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Radiology, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. bcakur@atauni.edu.tr
Dağistan
Saadettin
S
Sümbüllü
Muhammed Akif
MA
D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results