Objectives
To investigate alveolar bone level changes in women with varying skeletal bone mineral
density (BMD) and bone trabeculation.
Study Design
In a prospective, longitudinal study of 128 women (22–75 years of age), BMD (dual
x-ray absorptiometry), and periapical radiography were performed in 1996 and 2001.
The mandibular trabecular bone was assessed as dense, mixed, or sparse. Mandibular
alveolar bone level was measured with a Schei ruler and related to BMD (osteoporotic,
osteopenic, or normal) and trabeculation.
Results
After 5 years, the total bone level score was significantly decreased (P = .001). No significant differences were found in the total bone level scores between
the different BMD groups. The greatest decreased total bone level score in 1996 was
found in the group with dense trabeculation (0.71 in the dense group vs. 0.31 in the
nondense group, P = .005), and similarly in 2001 (0.75 in the dense group vs. 0.39 in the nondense
group, P = .020). Five-year changes in the total bone level scores did not differ between
trabeculation groups (P = .37).
Conclusions
The small group of women with dense mandibular trabecular bone seems to suffer a greater
decrease in alveolar bone height compared with other women, including women with osteoporosis.
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Publication history
Published online: April 24, 2015
Accepted:
April 14,
2015
Received in revised form:
March 29,
2015
Received:
November 12,
2014
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This research was funded by research grants from the Research and Development Councils of Southern Älvsborg County, Sweden.
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