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Bone up on X-rays

Published on
January 5, 2007
Last updated
May 22, 2015

Researchers in Manchester University's School of Dentistry have created a unique way of identifying osteoporosis sufferers from ordinary dental X-rays. The new technique involves measuring the thickness of a patient's lower jaw. Findings have been published online by the journal Bone .

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