%0 Journal Article
%T Estudio retrospectivo de anomal¨ªas dentales y alteraciones ¨®seas de maxilares en ni£¿os de cinco a catorce a£¿os de las cl¨ªnicas de la Facultad de Odontolog¨ªa de la Universidad de Antioquia
%A Espinal Botero
%A Gabriel
%A Manco Guzm¨¢n
%A Hugo Alexander
%A Aguilar M¨¦ndez
%A Germ¨¢n
%A Pino
%A Liliana Castrill¨®n
%A Rend¨®n Giraldo
%A Juan Esteban
%A Mar¨ªn Botero
%A Martha Luc¨ªa
%J Revista Facultad de Odontolog¨ªa Universidad de Antioquia
%D 2009
%I Universidad de Antioquia
%X introduction: the purpose of this study was to carry out an epidemiological retrospective study on the type and frequency of radiographic dental and bone alterations in patients from 5 to 14 years of age who consulted the dental clinic (child and the adolescent clinics) of the college of dentistry at the university of antioquia between the years 2000 and 2002. methods: 428 panoramic radiographs with adequate density, contrast and definition were analyzed using also the dental records as support. the films were read by a dental radiologist who defined the type of bone alterations and dental anomalies present. a descriptive statistical analysis was performed. results: the sample consisted of 232 males (54.20%) and 196 females (45.79%). in the maxilla and mandible: 33 x-rays were found with pathological radiolucent images (7.68%): 21 females (4.89%) and 12 males (2.79%); just one patient (0.23%) with pathological radio opaque images. in the teeth: 272 x-rays (63.40%) with presence of dental anomalies: 149 males (34.73%) and 123 females (28.67%), involving 1120 teeth. the anomalies found were: dens in dente, tooth agenesis, taurodontism, macrodontia, conic shaped teeth, supernumerary teeth, microdontia, transpositions, fusions, mesiodens, retained teeth, gemination, enamel spur, and enamel pearls in this order of frequency. conclusions: this study showed that the population affected with some radiographic abnormalities was 71.32%.
%K panoramic radiograph
%K congenital abnormalities
%K anodontia
%K bone cysts.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-246X2009000200006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en