Validation of cone-beam computed tomography as a predictor of osteoporosis using the Klemetti classification

Abstract This study aimed at evaluating the validity of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for assessing mandibular bone quality using the Klemetti classification. The morphology of the endosteal mandibular cortex of 30 (60 hemi-mandibles) postmenopausal women between the ages of 45 and 80 years w...

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Main Author: ALONSO,Maria Beatriz Carrazzone Cal (author)
Other Authors: VASCONCELOS,Taruska Ventorini (author), LOPES,Luciana Jácome (author), WATANABE,Plauto Christopher Aranha (author), FREITAS,Deborah Queiroz (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Osteoporosis
Bone and Bones
Radiography
Panoramic
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242016000100263
Country:Brazil
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