CARDIOVASCULAR PATTERN IN HIP OSTEOPOROSIS ETIOPATHOGENY- A SILENT DENTAL RISK

Aim of the study The purpose of the study is to investigate whether bone quality information obtained by CT, could provide valuable information about the health of the patient’s bone system, the cardiovascular one and, implicitly dental status and treatment risks. Materials and methods Radiologic views were enrolled from the archive system of the radiology department. We focussed on a group of 54 patients diagnosed with osteoporosis and cardiovascular pathology, admitted to the “St. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, Iasi. All the patients underwent CT angiography for their underlying pathology. Results The results showed that bone density of the femoral head, measured by this direct method, can give important information about the existence of a degree of bone demineralization. Corroborating the two CT techniques for measuring bone density, with the highlighting of the periarticular vascular system, brings measurable and certain data on the state of health of the entire cardiovascular system. The direct measurement of the acetabular density, as cancellous bone, still requires extensive studies in order to be edified as a study method. Age and pathology-related changes in vascular morphology, studied by means of radiology provide an important contribution to the literature. Conclusions the dental practitioner must take into account the possibility that two entities with great potential risk for health and oral treatments can coexist in different non-diagnostic forms and amplify these problems.