Osteoporosis : Risk Factors, Symptoms and Management.

Intro -- OSTEOPOROSISRISK FACTORS, SYMPTOMS AND MANAGEMENT -- ENDOCRINOLOGY RESEARCH AND CLINICAL DEVELOPMENTS -- AGING ISSUES, HEALTH AND FINANCIAL ALTERNATIVES -- OSTEOPOROSISRISK FACTORS, SYMPTOMS AND MANAGEMENT -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. The Influence of Osteoporosis in Oral Health -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods to Evaluate Osteoporosis Risk Using Panoramic Radiography: Morphometric Indices -- Radiological Aspects for Osteoporosis -- Evidence Supporting Panoramic Radiography in Screening for Osteoporosis -- Evidence against Using Panoramic Radiographs to Screen for Osteoporosis -- Diseases Associated with Osteoporosis -- Classification of Klemetti -- Specific Alterations in the Mandible and in the Maxilla Related with Osteoporosis -- Osteoporosis and Periodontitis -- Systemic Bone Loss and Dental Implant Treatment -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 2. Osteoporosis: Risk Factors,Symptoms and Management -- Abstract -- Pathophysiology -- Classification -- Risk Factors -- Evaluation of Osteoporosis -- BMD Measurement -- Laboratory Investigations -- Management -- Nonpharmacologic Treatment -- Pharmacologic Treatment -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 3. Management of Osteoporosis: Assessment of Fracture Risk and Therapeutic Effects on Osteoporosis -- Abstract -- Management of Osteoporosis -- Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) -- Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT) -- Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) BoneAssessment Method -- Finite Element (FE) Method Based on Data from Computed Tomography (CT/FEM) -- Assessment of Vertebral Fracture Risk In Vivo by CT/FEM -- Assessment of Alendronate Effects on Osteoporosis In Vivo by CT/FEM -- References.

CHAPTER 4. Current Risk Factor Series and the Adequate Track for Diagnosing Future Bone Fracture -- Background -- Osteoporosis Risk Factors -- Lifestyle Factors that Affect Bone Health -- Bone Fracture Risk Calculators -- DXA Scanning -- The Bayes' Theorem -- The Finite Element Method -- Sensemaking -- Future -- References -- CHAPTER 5. Genetic and Environmental Factors in Human Osteoporosis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- African Women -- Sicilian Women -- Bone Mass Density Measurement -- Statistical Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 6. Secondary Osteoporosis:Fractures and Bone Remodeling in Patients with Endogenous Hypercortisolism. A Link to the Pathogenesis of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis -- Abstract -- The Causes and a General Description of Endogenous Hypercortisolism -- The Prevalence of Low TraumaticFractures among Patients withEndogenous Hypercortisolism -- The Influence of a Mild Disruption of the Cortisol Level on Bone in Patients withAdrenal Incidentaloma -- The Restoration of Bone after the Remission of Cushing's Syndrome -- Pathogenesis of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis -- Acknowledgment -- References -- CHAPTER 7. Genetic and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Risk -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Genetic Factors and OP -- Genetic Polymorphisms in the Estrogen Path and Their Relation with OP -- Polymorphisms in ESR1 and ESR2 Genes -- Polymorphisms in the FSH Receptor Gene (FSHR) -- Polymorphisms of the Aromatase Gene (CYP19A1) -- Other Polymorphisms in the Estrogen Pathway -- Studies of Genetic Interactions -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 8. Severely Suppressed Bone Turnover Associated with Bisphosphonate Therapy for Osteoporosis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Case Report -- Severely Suppressed Bone Turnover (SSBT) -- Preventing and Treating Severely Suppressed Bone Turnover -- References.

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