While an increase in bone density as a result of biphosphonate therapy has certainly been confirmed, this increase in bone mass did not translate in increased bone strength, or bone quality. A steadily growing number of critics not only question the varying standards and accuracy of different bone density measuring machines, but also the widely varying T-scores and their value in predetermining an individual's risk to develop osteoporosis. T-scores were close to being abandoned altogether by the medical community, had it not been for the efforts by the pharmaceutical companies, and manufacturers of bone density measuring devices to maintain their use until a better way was found to assess fracture risks... Full Text