How Precise Is Dental Volumetric Tomography in the Prediction of Bone Density?

Table 1

HU values of the specified regions.

Region	HU values					HU range	HU mean
1	84	40	50	74	66	40–84	62,8
2	32	61	44	30	22	22–61	37,8
3	164	92	74	129	155	74–164	122,8
4	234	285	378	354	308	234–378	311,8
5	742	614	534	586	408	408–742	576,8
6	384	425	331	285	456	285–456	376,2
7	124	185	98	82	155	82–185	128,8
8	24	66	62	14	26	14–66	38,4
9	84	107	42	34	26	26–107	58,6

Region 1: right retromolar pad region of human cadaver bone.
Region 2: right first molar region of human cadaver bone.
Region 3: right first premolar molar region of human cadaver bone.
Region 4: right lateral region of human cadaver bone.
Region 5: midline (symphysis).
Region 6: left lateral region of human cadaver bone.
Region 7: left first premolar molar region of human cadaver bone.
Region 8: left first molar region of human cadaver bone.
Region 9: left retromolar pad region of human cadaver bone.