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- 2017
Suppl-1, M3: Efficacy of Panoramic Radiography in the Detection of Osteoporosis in Post-Menopausal Women When Compared to Dual Energy X-Ray AbsorptiometryDOI: 10.2174/1874210601711010350 Keywords: Bone mineral density, Dual energy X-ray Absorptimetry, Klemetti index, Panoramic radiographs, Post-menopausal women, Osteoporosis, Mandibular cortex Abstract: It is a well-known fact that osteoporosis affects the people with old age and remains unnoticeable until the patient presents with fracture. Various studies in the literature reveal that panoramic radiographs may prove to be beneficial in the detection of Osteoporosis in patients. Henceforth this present study was aimed to validate the use of Klemetti Index (KI) on panoramic radiographs so as to detect osteoporosis in the patients at an early stage
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