Increased Plasma Osteocalcin, Oral Disease, and Altered Mandibular Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women

Table 3

Mandibular bone density of participants from various indices according to postmenopausal status.

Variables	Participants
	Premenopause (n = 46)	Postmenopause (n = 35)
Right mandibular cortical index
1	45	22	<0.001
2	1	12
3	0	1
Left mandibular cortical index
1	45	22	<0.001
2	1	12
3	0	1
Right panoramic mandibular index	0.28 ± 0.06	0.26 ± 0.07	0.405
Left panoramic mandibular index	0.27 ± 0.06	0.27 ± 0.08	0.619
Right mandibular cortical width (mm)	3.50 ± 0.98	3.39 ± 0.81	0.630
Left mandibular cortical width (mm)	3.61 ± 0.64	3.40 ± 0.93	0.250
Right fractal dimension	1.18 ± 0.11	1.19 ± 0.10	0.457
Left fractal dimension	1.23 ± 0.11	1.18 ± 0.97	0.033