ArticleDer Orthopade2016
[Osteoporosis detection using cone-beam computed tomography].
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- Capability of CBCT to identify patients with low bone mineral density: a systematic review.Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2017Pooled it
- Mandibular CT-Based radiomorphometric and density indices for opportunistic osteoporosis screening.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Comprehensive assessment of primary and secondary low bone mass using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and cone beam CT-a cross-sectional study.Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2025Article
- The Early Detection of Osteoporosis Through the Measurement of Hard Palate Thickness (HPT) Using Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT): A New Indicator for Osteoporosis?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Thickness of the hard palate : A new criterion for the diagnosis of osteoporosis?Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Assessment of the occurrence of apical periodontitis and endodontically treated/non-treated teeth in a Lower Austrian patient population treated for osteoporosis: a cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- The Utility of Radiomorphometric Mandibular Indices on Cone Beam Computer Tomography in the Assessment of Bone Mass in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Utility of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in the Detection of Low Bone Mass-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundOsteoporosis is still underdiagnosed in Germany.
objectivesIs it possible to detect osteoporosis on the basis of a cone-beam computed tomography image of the mandible and several measuring methods? MATERIALS AND
methodsSixteen cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images from patients of the dental clinic at the University of Ulm were reinvestigated. When the CBCT images were processed the subjects were at least 55 years old, and the mandible was completely mapped on the image. Furthermore, a dual-energy X‑ray absorptiometry scan or a CT bone mineral density test was required for every subject. The subjects were divided into an osteoporosis group and a control group. The computed tomography mental index (CTMI), the computed tomography mandibular index superior (CTI[S]) and the computed tomography mandibular index inferior (CTI[I]) were deployed for comparison of the groups. In the first instance a comparison of the osteoporosis and control groups was made for both male and female subjects. Subsequently, only the images of the female subjects were compared to each other.
resultsA possibility for osteoporosis can be expressed at CTMI values located < 3.0 mm. As well for CTI(S) < 0.18 and CTI(I) < 0.23. There arises a 66.7 % sensitivity and 70 % specificity for the mixed subject group and an 80 % sensitivity and 57.1 % specificity for the female subject group for CTMI and CTI(S). Furthermore, there are 50.0 % sensitivity and 70 % specificity for the mixed subject group and 60.0 % sensitivity and 57.1 % specificity for the female subject group for the CTI(I).
conclusionCTMI, CTI(S) and CTI(I) are only suitable for osteoporosis detection to a limited extent.
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