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Dental Panoramic Radiographs to Screen for Post-menopausal Osteoporosis

NCT03304743 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 124

Last updated 2021-04-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Osteoporosis is a common disease that makes the bones fragile and easy to break. Osteoporotic fractures are a serious health problem resulting in pain, reduced mobility, increasing degree of dependence and sometimes death.

Osteoporosis is currently diagnosed by measuring bone density at the hip/spine through an exam called DXA. Although all post-menopausal women are at higher risk, currently Italian national guidelines do not recommend population-screening programs. This leads to several cases not being identified before a fracture occurs.

Since dental panoramic radiographs (OPGs) are common procedures during dental check-ups or before dental treatments, it would be of great value if dentists could use them to identify people with unknown osteoporosis and early refer them to a specialist before they fracture.

While several studies support the use of panoramic indices, they have never been tested in an Italian University Hospital setting and in a study adequately powered and controlled for confounding variables.

The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of using dental panoramic indices to screen for post-menopausal osteoporosis.

Conditions

  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Dental panoramic radiograph

If not performed within the previous 12 months at the Centre of Dentistry, an OPG will be performed during enrolment visit. OPGs are routine low-dose x-rays that are often performed during dental check-ups, follow-ups or before dental treatments (e.g. extractions, implant placement, etc.), as they allow the evaluation of both bone and dental structures of both jaws, the sinus and temporo-mandibular joints.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Queen Mary University of London

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Parma

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elena Calciolari, DDS, MS, PHD · University of Parma and Queen Mary University of London

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-12
Primary Completion
2021-01-07
Completion
2021-01-07

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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