International Journal of Dental and Medical Specialty
Open Access
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Improvement of Mandibular Bone Mass in Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Patients with the Treatment of Zoledronic Acid

  • Author:
  • M. I. Majumder1,, M. A. S. I. Harun2, A. K. Shoma3, M. Uddin4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 6 to 9

1Department of Medicine, Comilla Medical College, Comilla, Bangladesh

2Department of Conservative Dentistry and Dental Radiology, Chattagram International Dental College and Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

3Department of Physiology, Chattagram International Dental College and Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

4Department of Medicine, Chattagram International Dental College and Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh

*Address for correspondence: M. A. S. I. Harun, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Dental Radiology, Chattagram International Dental College and Hospital, Shamsher Para, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Mobile: 01711157586. E-mail: drharunpg@yahoo.com

Online published on 10 December, 2014.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to see the improvement of mandibular bone mass (MABM) in postmenopausal osteoporotic patients treated with bisphosphonate (zoledronic acid).

A total of 150 postmenopausal osteoporotic patients were divided into two groups under the condition of treated and non-treated. All patients had been evaluated by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, radiovesiography.

Pixel intensity value of mandibular alveolar bone was significantly different between osteoporosis and treated osteoporosis group (P < 0.05).

There are significant improvements of MABM in postmenopausal osteoporotic patient treated with zoledronic acid.

Keywords

Bone mineral density, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, mandibular bone mass, osteoporosis, postmenopausal pixel intensity