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- Title
Radiolucent periapical lesions and bone mineral density in post-menopausal women.
- Authors
López‐López, José; Castellanos‐Cosano, Lizett; Estrugo‐Devesa, Albert; Gómez‐Vaquero, Carmen; Velasco‐Ortega, Eugenio; Segura‐Egea, Juan José
- Abstract
Purpose To investigate the relationship between radiolucent periapical lesions and bone mineral density in post-menopausal women. Material and methods Seventy-five post-menopausal women were recruited for the study. Bone mineral density was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Three groups were established: healthy bone group, osteopenic group and osteoporotic group. Periapical radiolucencies were diagnosed on the basis of examination of digital panoramic radiographs. Statistical analysis was carried out using anova and chi-squared tests, and logistic regression analysis. Results In both the osteopenic and osteoporotic groups, 25% of women showed at least one periapical radiolucency, whereas this was only 7.4% in the healthy bone group (odds ratio = 4.2; p = 0.061). After multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting for covariates (age, number of teeth, number of root-filled teeth and number of teeth with coronal restorations), a marginally significant association was evident between bone mineral density and the presence of periapical radiolucencies (odds ratio = 1.9; CI 95% = 1.0-3.8; p = 0.050). Conclusions After adjusting for covariates, low bone mineral density is marginally associated with a higher frequency of radiolucent periapical lesions.
- Subjects
OSTEOPOROSIS; BONE injuries; BONE density; DISEASES in women; MENOPAUSE; DUAL-energy X-ray absorptiometry; PANORAMIC radiography
- Publication
Gerodontology, 2015, Vol 32, Issue 3, p195
- ISSN
0734-0664
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ger.12076