Does combination of texture analysis and bone mineral density improve the prediction of fracture load in human femurs?
In these excised femurs, the combination of bone texture parameters with BMD demonstrated a better performance in the failure load prediction than that of BMD alone.
The results suggest that larger teeth with a greater cusp tip distance offer a more favorable prerequisite for the appearance of regular transversal occlusal relations than those with a smaller distance. The buccolingual crown width and its corresponding cusp tip distance seem important for initial contact with the antagonists, and may be regarded as a factor that determines whether or not a crossbite develops.