Thickness cortex mandible on Toraja viewed from women's groups radiographic panoramic

Irene E. Rieuwpassa (Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Asmawati Asmawati (Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018): (Available online: 1 April 2018)

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.