Validation of cone-beam computed tomography as a predictor of osteoporosis using the Klemetti classification

• Main Authors: Maria Beatriz Carrazzone Cal ALONSO (Author), Taruska Ventorini VASCONCELOS (Author), Luciana Jácome LOPES (Author), Plauto Christopher Aranha WATANABE (Author), Deborah Queiroz FREITAS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This study aimed at evaluating the validity of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for assessing mandibular bone quality using the Klemetti classification. The morphology of the endosteal mandibular cortex of 30 (60 hemi-mandibles) postmenopausal women between the ages of 45 and 80 years w...