Relationship between the mandibular cortical index and calcaneal bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

Relationship between the mandibular cortical index and calcaneal bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

Background and objective: In clinical practice, a comparative analysis of bone mineral density (BMD) is carried out by examining different skeletal bones. This is useful for screening of postmenopausal osteoporosis (OP). The objective of this study was to determine the relation between the mandibula...

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Main Authors: Eglė Jagelavičienė, Aurelija Krasauskienė, Rimantas Žalinkevičius, Inga Vaitkevičienė, Ričardas Kubilius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
Calcaneus
Mandible
Osteoporosis
Postmenopausal women
Bone mineral density
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X16000239

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