this study was aimed to investigate the use of panoramic radiography in patients with low bone mineral density (bmd) in order to diagnose and prevent osteoporotic fractures. panoramic radiographs of 60 patients  (20 men and 40 women) aged from 40 to 70 years with cortical thicknesses of less than 3 mm in the mandibular angle were selected from patients referred to a dentomaxillofacial radiology...

background: we compared bone mineral density (bmd) in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (rrms) on interferon with that of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (rrms) who were not receiving interferon and healthy age- and sex-matched controls. methods: overall, 30 patients with rrms on interferon (treated patients), 30 patients with rrms but not receiving inter...

The ability to rapidly detect changes in bone mineral balance (BMB) would be of great value in the early diagnosis and evaluation of therapies for metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis and some cancers. However, measurements of BMB are hampered by difficulties with using biochemical markers to quantify the relative rates of bone resorption and formation and the need to wait months to yea...

OBJECTIVE Joint hypermobility can be associated with benign musculoskeletal pain. The relation between hypermobility and low bone mineral density is still unknown. Osteoporosis can be observed in some genetic syndromes associated with joint hypermobility. The aim of our study was to detect the possible relation between joint hypermobility, benign musculoskeletal pain and bone mineral density in...

Chronic glucocorticoid therapy is associated with reduced bone mineral density. In paediatric patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, increased levels of androgens could not only counteract this effect, but could also advance bone age, with interference in the evaluation of densitometry. We evaluate bone mineral density in paediatric patients with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia ta...

BACKGROUND Studies have indicated that the commonly used osteoporosis prescreening tools are not appropriate for use in every nation. This study was designed to develop and validate a prescreening model for bone mineral densitometry among Iranian postmenopausal women. METHODS From 13613 individuals who were referred for bone mineral densitometry in Shariati hospital in Tehran, 8644 postmenopa...

Concerns about bone health and potential fragility in children and adolescents have led to a high interest in bone densitometry. Pediatric patients with genetic and acquired chronic diseases, immobility, and inadequate nutrition may fail to achieve expected gains in bone size, mass, and strength, leaving them vulnerable to fracture. In older adults, bone densitometry has been shown to predict f...

Osteoporosis is a complication of permanent androgen deprivation in men with prostate carcinoma, following either bilateral orchiectomy or treatment with GnRH agonists. The present approach to the problem of osteoporosis includes prevention, adequate follow-up and appropriate treatment as an imperative of contemporary urological and endocrinological management of these patients. Bone densitomet...

The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) convenes a Position Development Conference (PDC) every 2 yr to make recommendations for standards in the field of bone densitometry. The recommendations are based on clinically relevant issues in bone densitometry such as quality control, acquisition, analysis, interpretation and reporting. Topics for consideration are developed by the ...