Identificación de osteopenia u osteoporosis sugestiva en mujeres mayores de 45 años por CBCT

Abstract

Introduction. Osteopenia and osteoporosis are considered universal public health problems, the prevalence of which has increased in recent decades, being higher in the female population. Objective. To determine the frequency of images suggestive of osteopenia or osteoporosis in women over 45 years of age who were seen in the dental clinics of the Universidad Santo Tomás in the period 2019 to 2023 according to the molar index measured in the mandibular body through cone beam computed tomography. Materials and methods. Observational crosssectional study with a sample of 56 female patients, over 45 years of age who attended dental clinics for consultation and had a bimaxillary or mandibular CT scan. The molar index was measured in the CT scans and the population was classified into the categories of normal, osteoporosis. Data on housing stratum and personal and family medical history of osteoporosis were collected from medical records. Distribution according to the described categories and univariate and bivariate analysis were calculated. Results. The participants had a median age of 51 years, most belonged to stratum 3. The presence of suggestive osteoporosis was 12.5% and suggestive osteopenia was 37.5%. Conclusions. There was a tendency for participants classified as having suggestive osteoporosis to be older and belonging to strata 1, 2 and 3. No relationship could be established between personal and family medical history of osteoporosis and a low molar index suggestive of osteopenia or osteoporosis.