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Species | Koji InagakiSummaryAffiliation: Hiroshima University Country: Japan Publications
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Detection of post-menopausal women with low bone mineral density and elevated biochemical markers of bone turnover by panoramic radiographsA Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1 2 3 Kasumi, Minami Ku, Hiroshima 734 8553, Japan
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 37:433-7. 2008..We evaluated whether both tools also have similar diagnostic performances in identifying women with osteoporosis and elevated biochemical markers of bone turnover who have a high risk of fracture...
Observer performance in diagnosing osteoporosis by dental panoramic radiographs: results from the osteoporosis screening project in dentistry (OSPD)A Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Bone 43:209-13. 2008..Information gathered from radiographic examination is at least as useful as that gathered from the OST index...
Identification of post-menopausal women at risk of osteoporosis by trained general dental practitioners using panoramic radiographsA Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1 2 3 Kasumi Minami ku, Hiroshima 734 8553, Japan
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 36:149-54. 2007..The purpose of this study was to assess whether trained general dental practitioners (GDPs) can identify post-menopausal women with undetected low skeletal BMD as well as spinal fractures by panoramic radiographs in their clinics...
Risk of vertebral osteoporosis in post-menopausal women with alterations of the mandibleA Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1 2 3 Kasumi, Minami Ku, Hiroshima 734 8553, Japan
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 36:143-8. 2007..However, those studies did not estimate the multivariate-adjusted risk for low vertebral BMD or osteoporosis associated with alterations of the mandible...
Interaction of obesity and skeletal bone mineral density in tooth retention in Japanese postmenopausal womenAkira Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Minami Ku, Japan
Menopause 14:500-4. 2007..To investigate whether being overweight is associated with increased or decreased risk of tooth loss in Japanese postmenopausal women...
Use of dental panoramic radiographs in identifying younger postmenopausal women with osteoporosisAkira Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1 2 3 Kasumi, Minami Ku, 734 8553 Hiroshima, Japan
Osteoporos Int 17:387-94. 2006..The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether these panoramic measurements are useful for identifying low BMD or osteoporosis in postmenopausal women younger than 65 years...
Metastatic retinoblastoma of the maxilla and mandibleA Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1 2 3 Kasumi, Minami Ku, Hiroshima 734 8553, Japan
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 34:126-31. 2005..In this case, the dental crypt of a permanent tooth was considered the potential target through which retinoblastoma metastasized to the jaws...
Relationship between self-reported periodontal status and skeletal bone mineral density in Japanese postmenopausal womenAkira Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Menopause 12:144-8. 2005..We investigated whether self-reported poor periodontal status is associated with low skeletal bone mineral density in postmenopausal women...
Validation of dental panoramic radiography measures for identifying postmenopausal women with spinal osteoporosisAkira Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1 2 3 Kasumi, Minami Ku, Hiroshima 734 8553, Japan
AJR Am J Roentgenol 183:1755-60. 2004....
Association of estrogen and vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with tooth loss and oral bone loss in Japanese postmenopausal womenAkira Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Dental Hospital, Japan
Menopause 10:250-7. 2003..To investigate the relationship between estrogen receptor (ER) and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and tooth loss, oral bone loss, and postcranial bone mineral density (BMD) in Japanese postmenopausal women...
Relationship between dental panoramic radiographic findings and biochemical markers of bone turnoverAkira Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Dental Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
J Bone Miner Res 18:1689-94. 2003..Mandibular cortical shape was significantly associated with biochemical markers and spinal BMD. Our results suggest that dentists may be able to identify postmenopausal women with low BMD by using dental panoramic radiographs...
Detection of vascular disease risk in women by panoramic radiographyA Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Dental Hospital, 1 2 3 Kasumi, Minami Ku, Hiroshima 734 8553, Japan
J Dent Res 82:838-43. 2003..Dentists may be able to refer women with increased risk of vascular diseases, as well as low bone mineral density, to medical professionals for further examination by panoramic findings...
Self-reported number of remaining teeth is associated with bone mineral density of the femoral neck, but not of the spine, in Japanese men and womenAkira Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1 2 3 Kasumi, Minami Ku, 734 8553, Hiroshima, Japan
Osteoporos Int 15:842-6. 2004..05), which was similar to that observed in women (P<0.01). Our results suggest the presence of common causes, except age and body weight, relating to tooth loss accompanied by low BMD of the femoral neck in both men and women...
Tooth loss is associated with an increased risk of hypertension in postmenopausal womenAkira Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1 2 3 Kasumi, Minami Ku, Hiroshima 734 8553, Japan
Hypertension 43:1297-300. 2004..7) after adjustment of obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia. Our results suggest that hypertension may be an important factor linking tooth loss and an increased risk of vascular diseases in postmenopausal women...
Effect of estrogen use on tooth retention, oral bone height, and oral bone porosity in Japanese postmenopausal womenAkira Taguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Dental Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Menopause 11:556-62. 2004..The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of estrogen use on tooth retention, oral bone height, and oral bone porosity in Japanese postmenopausal women and to clarify how estrogen promotes tooth retention...
Assessment of mandibular buccal and lingual cortical bones in postmenopausal womenMunetaka Naitoh
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 104:545-50. 2007..Correlations between the widths of mandibular cortical bones and the bone mineral density (BMD) of the spine were analyzed to evaluate the influence of the general bone condition...
[Oral osteoporosis: a review and its dental implications]Koji Inagaki
Aichi Gakuin University, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology
Clin Calcium 17:157-63. 2007..This paper reviews the current evidence on the mechanism of periodontal breakdown after menopause and the benefit to oral health by treatments for osteoporosis...
Vitamin D receptor alleles, periodontal disease progression, and tooth loss in the VA dental longitudinal studyKoji Inagaki
Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
J Periodontol 74:161-7. 2003..The relationship between the vitamin D receptor (VDR) genotype and periodontal disease is not known. This study compared periodontal disease progression among polymorphisms of 2 VDR genes in men in the VA Dental Longitudinal Study...
[Osteoporosis and periodontal disease in postmenopausal women: association and mechanisms]Koji Inagaki
Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University
Clin Calcium 16:269-77. 2006..e., Interleukin-1, -6 and -8, tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-alpha) and a rise in prostaglandin E(2), resulting in the progression of periodontitis...
Sentinel node concept in clinically n0 laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancerMasayuki Tomifuji
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3 2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 3598513, Japan
Ann Surg Oncol 15:2568-75. 2008..In this study, we investigated whether the SN concept is applicable for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer...
