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Chapter 59Chapter 59

Oral Bone Loss and Systemic Osteoporosis: Weighing the Risk

Benefit Ratio of Treatment

Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


FIGURE 59.1 Schematic representation of the anatomy of the tooth and alveolar bone.

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FIGURE 59.2 Radiographic of a mandibular first molar exhibiting severe alveolar bone loss.

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FIGURE 59.3 (A) Panoramic radiographic of an edentulous mandible with relatively normal residual ridge height. (B) Panoramic radiographic of a mandible with severe residual ridge resorption.

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FIGURE 59.4 Example of the use of digital subtraction radiography to enhance visualization and measure changes in alveolar bone.

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FIGURE 59.5 Cross-sectional slices from computed tomography of the posterior mandible. Note the knife-edged ridge and visualization of the mandibular nerve.

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FIGURE 59.6 Three-dimensional computed tomography of an edentulous mandible.

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FIGURE 59.7 Prevalence of attachment loss with age.

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FIGURE 59.8 Osseointegrated dental implant.

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