Upper jaw length in relation to facial biotype in individuals from Cuenca, Ecuador

Autor: Gabriel Iván Espinoza-Ochoa, Miriam Verónica Lima-Illescas, Nube Nohemí Jara-Vergara, Magaly Noemí Jiménez-Romero
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Revista Información Científica, Vol 101, Iss 2, Pp e3602-e3602 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1028-9933
Popis: Introduction: craniofacial growth and development can be evaluated through lateral head radiographs, in order to provide a good diagnosis and an effective treatment plan. Objective: to identify the relationship between the length of the upper jaw and the facial biotype in individuals aged 18 to 45 years in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador, during the year 2019. Method: a quantitative, descriptive and relational study was carried out; the sample was of 160 lateral head radiographs obtained in a maxillofacial dental radiology center in the city of Cuenca. AutoCAD software was used for the cephalometric tracing. For statistical analysis, the Kruskal-Wallis test and Tukey's post hoc test were used with a reliability level of 95% (p
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