Radiation Diagnostics of the Maxillofacial Region and Skeleton Bone Density in the Case of Vitamin D Insufficiency: A Pilot Study
(1) Background: A decrease in bone mineral density has been noted not only in at-risk patients (e.g., postmenopausal women) but also in young and middle-aged individuals due to changes in lifestyle. The aim of the study was to find a possible correlation for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) an...
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| author | Ekaterina Diachkova Svetlana Tarasenko Marina Skachkova Yury Zhilkov Natalia Serova Anna Babkova Beatrice Volel Ekaterina Blinova Elizaveta Kytko Renata Meylanova Victoria Zaborova Olesya Kytko |
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| description | (1) Background: A decrease in bone mineral density has been noted not only in at-risk patients (e.g., postmenopausal women) but also in young and middle-aged individuals due to changes in lifestyle. The aim of the study was to find a possible correlation for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative computed tomography (QCT) with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) of the jaws. (2) Methods: A total of 24 patients (14 women and 10 men aged 25 to 50 years) with partial secondary tooth loss and vitamin D insufficiency underwent cone beam computed tomography of the jaws and skeletal mineral density assessment using DXA (<i>n</i> = 12) and QCT (<i>n</i> = 12). (3) Results: When conducting CBCT of the jaws, a predominance of bone tissue type D3 (350–850 Hu) on the upper jaw (<i>p</i> > 0.05 (F = 0.68) and D2 (850–1350 Hu) on the lower jaw (<i>p</i> > 0.05 (F = 1) was revealed. According to the results of QCT densitometry of the skeleton, signs of osteopenia were found in four patients (with vitamin D3 deficiency) (33%) according to DXA; signs of osteopenia were found in six patients (with severe deficiency and deficiency of vitamin D3) (50%). The difference between QCT and DXA was not significant (<i>p</i> > 0.05) for each group. The significant strong correlation between CBCT and DXA or QCT was not found (<i>p</i> > 0.05). (4) Conclusions: Primary changes in bone density can be detected earlier in the dental system using cone beam computed tomography of the jaws. At the same time, the question of using a specific densitometry method—DXA or QCT—remains open, as their results correlating with CBCT optical density was not approved. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da0d95310f6f40b18ddc903347d97d8f2025-08-20T02:42:21ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292025-03-0115348010.3390/life15030480Radiation Diagnostics of the Maxillofacial Region and Skeleton Bone Density in the Case of Vitamin D Insufficiency: A Pilot StudyEkaterina Diachkova0Svetlana Tarasenko1Marina Skachkova2Yury Zhilkov3Natalia Serova4Anna Babkova5Beatrice Volel6Ekaterina Blinova7Elizaveta Kytko8Renata Meylanova9Victoria Zaborova10Olesya Kytko11Department of Oral Surgery of Borovskiy Institute of Dentistry, Sechenov University, Mojaiskii val 11, 119048 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Oral Surgery of Borovskiy Institute of Dentistry, Sechenov University, Mojaiskii val 11, 119048 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Oral Surgery of Borovskiy Institute of Dentistry, Sechenov University, Mojaiskii val 11, 119048 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Oral Surgery of Borovskiy Institute of Dentistry, Sechenov University, Mojaiskii val 11, 119048 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Radiologic Diagnostics and Radiologic Therapy, Sechenov University, B.Pirogovskaya 6/2, 119992 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Radiologic Diagnostics and Radiologic Therapy, Sechenov University, B.Pirogovskaya 6/2, 119992 Moscow, RussiaSklifosovskyi Institute of Clinical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, St. Trubetskaya, 8, Bld. 2, 119991 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119435 Moscow, RussiaMedical Prophylaxis Faculty, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, St. Trubetskaya, 8, Bld. 2, 119991 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119435 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Sport Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation, Sechenov University, 119435 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119435 Moscow, Russia(1) Background: A decrease in bone mineral density has been noted not only in at-risk patients (e.g., postmenopausal women) but also in young and middle-aged individuals due to changes in lifestyle. The aim of the study was to find a possible correlation for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and quantitative computed tomography (QCT) with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) of the jaws. (2) Methods: A total of 24 patients (14 women and 10 men aged 25 to 50 years) with partial secondary tooth loss and vitamin D insufficiency underwent cone beam computed tomography of the jaws and skeletal mineral density assessment using DXA (<i>n</i> = 12) and QCT (<i>n</i> = 12). (3) Results: When conducting CBCT of the jaws, a predominance of bone tissue type D3 (350–850 Hu) on the upper jaw (<i>p</i> > 0.05 (F = 0.68) and D2 (850–1350 Hu) on the lower jaw (<i>p</i> > 0.05 (F = 1) was revealed. According to the results of QCT densitometry of the skeleton, signs of osteopenia were found in four patients (with vitamin D3 deficiency) (33%) according to DXA; signs of osteopenia were found in six patients (with severe deficiency and deficiency of vitamin D3) (50%). The difference between QCT and DXA was not significant (<i>p</i> > 0.05) for each group. The significant strong correlation between CBCT and DXA or QCT was not found (<i>p</i> > 0.05). (4) Conclusions: Primary changes in bone density can be detected earlier in the dental system using cone beam computed tomography of the jaws. At the same time, the question of using a specific densitometry method—DXA or QCT—remains open, as their results correlating with CBCT optical density was not approved.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15/3/480densitometrycone beam computed tomographyDXAQCTvitamin D insufficiencyradiology |
| spellingShingle | Ekaterina Diachkova Svetlana Tarasenko Marina Skachkova Yury Zhilkov Natalia Serova Anna Babkova Beatrice Volel Ekaterina Blinova Elizaveta Kytko Renata Meylanova Victoria Zaborova Olesya Kytko Radiation Diagnostics of the Maxillofacial Region and Skeleton Bone Density in the Case of Vitamin D Insufficiency: A Pilot Study Life densitometry cone beam computed tomography DXA QCT vitamin D insufficiency radiology |
| title | Radiation Diagnostics of the Maxillofacial Region and Skeleton Bone Density in the Case of Vitamin D Insufficiency: A Pilot Study |
| title_full | Radiation Diagnostics of the Maxillofacial Region and Skeleton Bone Density in the Case of Vitamin D Insufficiency: A Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Radiation Diagnostics of the Maxillofacial Region and Skeleton Bone Density in the Case of Vitamin D Insufficiency: A Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiation Diagnostics of the Maxillofacial Region and Skeleton Bone Density in the Case of Vitamin D Insufficiency: A Pilot Study |
| title_short | Radiation Diagnostics of the Maxillofacial Region and Skeleton Bone Density in the Case of Vitamin D Insufficiency: A Pilot Study |
| title_sort | radiation diagnostics of the maxillofacial region and skeleton bone density in the case of vitamin d insufficiency a pilot study |
| topic | densitometry cone beam computed tomography DXA QCT vitamin D insufficiency radiology |
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