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Asmawati Asmawati
Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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Thickness cortex mandible on Toraja viewed from women's groups radiographic panoramic Irene E. Rieuwpassa; Asmawati Asmawati
Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018): (Available online: 1 April 2018)
Publisher : DiscoverSys Inc.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15562/jdmfs.v3i1.697

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Objective: This study aims to collect data on the mandibular cortical thickness of the woman inhabitants in the Toraja tribe.Material and Methods: The subjects of this study that underwent panoramic radiography were vulnerable women aged 45-90 years from the Toraja tribe. The technique used to assess cortical thickness was the measurement Mental Index (MI) by panoramic radiography. Results: MI detected a reduction in bone mass density in elderly women using panoramic radiography. Conclusion: Osteoporosis can be detected by measuring the MI using panoramic radiographs. This has been developed to detect osteoporosis.
Co-Authors Irene E. Rieuwpassa