June, 2008, Vol. 10, No. 2

CONTENTS

REVIEWS

Conventional and early loading of two-implant supported mandibular overdentures. A systematic review
Vygandas Rutkunas, Hiroshi Mizutani, Alina Puriene
51-61

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Barx1, growth factors and apoptosis in facial tissue of children with clefts
Benita Krivicka-Uzkurele, Mara Pilmane, Ilze Akota
62-66

Creating three-dimensional tooth models from tomographic images
Isaac Newton Lima da Silva, Gustavo Frainer Barbosa, Rodrigo Borowski Grecco Soares, Maria Cecilia Gomes Beltrao, Ana Maria Spohr, Eduardo Golcalves Mota, Hugo Mitsuo Silva Oshima, Luiz Henrique Burnett Jr.
67-71

Relationship between mandibular cortical bone height and bone mineral density of lumbar spine
Estera Miliuniene, Vidmantas Alekna, Vytaute Peciuliene, Marija Tamulaitiene, Rasmute Maneliene
72-75

Caries experience in relation to oral hygiene, salivary cariogenic microflora, buffer capacity and secretion rate in 6-year olds and 12 year olds in Riga
Jekaterina Gudkina, Anda Brinkmane
76-80

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Relationship between mandibular cortical bone height and bone mineral density of lumbar spine

Estera Miliuniene, Vidmantas Alekna, Vytaute Peciuliene, Marija Tamulaitiene, Rasmute Maneliene

Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between lumbar spine bone mineral density and mandible cortical bone height at the mental foramen and at the angle of the jaw. Patients and Methods: A total of 130 women living in Lithuania, were examined. None of the participants were known to have endocrine, metabolic or skeletal disorders. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured in the spine lumbar area L2-L4. The mandibles were examined on panoramic x-ray images. On each radiograph cortical thickness of mandible was measured at the mental foramen and at the angle of the jaw. The results demonstrated a tendency of high probability of osteoporosis in cases were radiomorphometric parameters are low. There was a significant difference between bone mineral density of lumbar spine and cortical bone height of mandible below the foramen mentale and at the angle of the jaw (p<0,01).

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¹Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania

²Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine at Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Estera Miliuniene¹ – D.D.S., PhD

Vidmantas Alekna² – MD, PhD

Vytaute Peciuliene¹ – D.D.S., PhD

Marija Tamulaitiene² – MD, PhD

Rasmute Maneliene¹ – D.D.S., PhD

Address correspondence to: Dr. Estera Miliuniene, Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Zalgirio str.117, LT-08217 Vilnius, Lithuania.

E-mail: estera.balcikonyte@mf.vu.lt