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Assessment of Alveolar Bone Mineral Density as a Predictor of Lumbar Fracture Probability

INTRODUCTION: Osteoporosis and tooth loss have been linked with advancing age, but no clear relationship between these conditions has been proven. Several studies of bone mineral density measurements of the jaw and spine have shown similarities in their rate of age-related deterioration. Thus, measu...

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Autores principales: Takaishi, Yoshitomo, Arita, Seizaburo, Honda, Mitsugi, Sugishita, Takeshi, Kamada, Aiko, Ikeo, Takashi, Miki, Takami, Fujita, Takuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3680661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23674163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12325-013-0028-1