Measurements of volumetric bone mineral density in the mandible do not predict spinal osteoporosis.
Zhe GuoXia DuLing WangKai LiJun JiaoGiuseppe GuglielmiKhrystyna ZhurakivskaLorenzo Lo MuzioGlen M BlakeXiaoguang ChengPublished in: Dento maxillo facial radiology (2019)
In this study population, mandibular vBMD was at best weakly correlated with cervical and lumbar vertebral vBMD, indicating that mandibular vBMD should be measured independently for the assessment of mandibular bone status.