Mandibular radiomorphometric indices in the diagnosis of reduce skeletal bone mineral density

被引:146
作者
Devlin, H [1 ]
Horner, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Dent Hosp Manchester, Manchester M15 6FH, Lancs, England
关键词
mandible; osteoporosis; panoramic; radiography;
D O I
10.1007/s001980200042
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Diagnosis of osteoporosis allows the delivery of preventive and therapeutic intervention and is usually achieved using bone densitometric techniques. One referral criterion for densitometry is osteopenia on radiographs. The aim of this study was to measure the validity of mandibular cortical indices measured on panoramic radiographs in the diagnosis of reduced skeletal bone density. Seventy-four women underwent bone densitometry of the femoral neck, lumbar spine and the forearm. Fifty-five patients (74%) were classified as having a reduced bone density (T-score less than or equal to-1). Twenty-seven patients had a T-score of < -2.5 observed at one or more of the three measurement sites. A panoramic radiograph was taken of each patient and two observers made measurements of cortical thickness at the mental foramen (mental index, MI), antegonion (antegonial index, AI) and gonion (gonial index, GI) regions. Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were used to measure the validity of cortical indices in the diagnosis of reduced bone mineral density. Only MI contributed significantly to a diagnosis of low skeletal bone mineral density (T-score less than or equal to-1). The 95% limits of agreement between observers in measurement of MI were 1.32 to +1.32 mm. When data for both observers were combined, the area under the ROC curve was 0.733 (SE = 0.072; 95% confidence interval = 0.618 to 0.83). indicating moderate accuracy. A diagnostic threshold for MI of 3 mm (or less) is suggested as the most appropriate threshold for referral for bone densitometry. However, the study provided only limited support for the use of panoramic radiomorphometric indices in diagnosing low skeletal bone mineral density. They might, questionably, be used as part of a method of osteoporosis risk assessment.
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