A comparison of bone mineral density in the spine, hip and jaws of edentulous subjects.

NA, Drage; RM, Palmer; G, Blake; R, Wilson; F, Crane; I, Fogelman

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0501.2007.01379.x

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A comparison of bone mineral density in the spine, hip and jaws of edentulous subjects.

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Drage NA

Palmer RM

Blake G

Abstract

Objectives The aim was to investigate the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) of the jaws (mandible and maxilla) and other skeletal sites. In addition, the influence of gender, smoking and the number of years without natural teeth were examined.Materials and methods 18 edentulous patient...

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