Radiomorphometric indices of the mandible in a British female population

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-181

  Ledgerton, D ^a   Homer, K ^a   Devlin, H ^a   Worthington, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biometry; Mandible; Osteoporosis; Radiography, panoramic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CEPHALOMETRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE DENSITY; CEPHALOMETRY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0033122247     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600435     Document Type: Article

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