Osteoporosis and Jaw Abnormalities in Panoramic Radiography of Chronic Liver Failure Patients

Table 1

Comparison of oral panoramic radiographic findings in chronic liver failure patients with those of the healthy control group.

Radiographic findings		Group				p value	OR (95% CI)
		Case		Control
			percentage	No.	percentage
Osteoporosis	Negative	195	68.8%	135	97.8%	<0.001	20.37 (6.14- 67.59)
	Positive	43	31.2%	3	2.2%
Pathologic Radiolucency	Negative	122	88.4%	136	98.6%	0.001	8.92(2.01- 39.58)
	Positive	16	11.6%	2	1.4%
Condylar degeneration	Negative	75	54.3%	115	83.3%	<0.001	4.2 (2.40-7.35)
	Positive	63	45.7%	23	16.7%
Idiopathic Osteosclerosis	Negative	100	72.5%	134	97.1%	<0.001	12.73 (4.40-36.83)
	Positive	38	27.5	4	2.9%
Tonsilloliths	Negative	135	97/8%	131	94/9%	0.198	0.42(0.11-1.64)
	Positive	3	2.2%	7	5.1%
Total		138		138		-	-

Number; chi-square test; odds ratio (95% confidence interval)