The aim of this study was to determine the average age and sequence of eruption of permanent dentition in the school population of the province of Cartago, Costa Rica. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study included children between the ages of 5 and 12 from public and private schools. Clinical examination was performed, and the presence or absence of permanent teeth recorded. Statistical analysis: An estimation of means of eruption was used through binary variables, building the probabilities of the presence of a dental piece through a logistic regression. Results: 833 children were examined: 433 (51.90%) girls and 400 (48.10%) boys. The permanent teeth erupt first in the female sex; however, this difference is not statistically significant. The maxilla eruption sequence for girls was 6-1-2-4-3-5-7 on both sides; for boys, the sequence of eruption was 6-1-2-4-5-3-7 for the right side and 6-1-2-4-3-5-7 for the left side. In the jaw, the sequence in boys was 6-1-2-3-4-5-7, and in girls, 1-6-2-3-4-5-7. Conclusions: For the first time, at the Central American Level, the pattern of permanent dentition eruption could be established. The age of permanent dental eruption does not vary according to sex in this population.
The objective of this research was to use the Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire to determine the level of patient’s satisfaction who come to the School of Dentistry of the University of Costa Rica. The research was conducted with the entire population of patients who received dental care in the Undergraduate Student Clinics of the School of Dentistry between April and September 2021. A digital survey was generated with the questions of the DSQ and sociodemographic variables, which was sent by email. Descriptive statistics were performed to establish the absolute and relative frequency, as well as measures of central tendency and variability, according to the nature of the variables. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used in the conformity assessment of the data for the normal distribution. The relationships between the scores obtained from the Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire and the sociodemographic variables were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U Test and the Kruskal-Wallis Test. A response rate of 36% was obtained. 98.5% of the subjects were satisfied with the services received. There was a statistically significant difference between the frequency of visits and the dental satisfaction scale (p=0.001). The scoring by type of clinic with regards to access, pain management, cost and availability were statistically significant (p=0.001, p=0.014, p=0.001, p=0.001, respectively). The differences in the relationship between the age groups and access was significant (p=0.014); in addition to that between education level and cost (p=0.001). A large majority of patients who come to the services of the School of Dentistry UCR are satisfied with the service received.
Objetivo. Determinar el grado de conocimiento en el manejo inmediato del trauma dental en los profesores de preescolar y primaria en la provincia de Cartago en Costa Rica. Métodos. Se realizó un estudio observacional de corte transversal en el que se aplicó una encuesta enviada vía correo electrónico a un grupo de docentes. Se incluyeron variables sociodemográficas y de conocimiento referente a la atención del trauma dental en niños/as. El total de instituciones participantes fue de 11 (6 públicas y 5 privadas). La encuesta fue respondida por 60 docentes de instituciones públicas y 141 de centros privados. Se creó un puntaje de conocimiento, asignando 1 punto para las respuestas correctas y 0 puntos para las respuestas incorrectas. Las puntuaciones mayores a 4 fueron consideradas como “conocimiento adecuado” acerca del trauma dental y su manejo. Se realizó una estadística descriptiva de las variables y la prueba de chi cuadrado para determinar si existía diferencia en el grado de conocimiento de los docentes respecto a la atención inmediata del trauma dental según las variables sociodemográficas. Resultados. Solo un 24% de los docentes obtuvo una puntuación superior a 4. Además, se encontró una relación estadísticamente significativa entre algunas variables: a mayor edad, mayor experiencia docente y haber sido testigo de situaciones de trauma dental, mayor es el conocimiento de los docentes en esta área. Conclusiones. Los docentes de preescolar y primaria del Circuito 1 de la provincia de Cartago poseen, en su mayoría, un bajo conocimiento para la atención inmediata del trauma dental.
The objective of this research was to determine some of the sociodemographic and academic characteristics of the students who entered the Dentistry career in the period 2007 to 2014. Data was collected from 673 student files. The variables considered were sex, admission age, marital status, children, nationality, place of origin, high school of origin, and admission exam score. The data was obtained from the database of the Student Applications System, the physical files, and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Costa Rica. Descriptive statistics were performed, establishing the absolute and relative frequency of the variables. The Mann-Whitney test was used to determine if there were statistically significant differences between the admission exam and the established sociodemographic variables (p<0,05, IC 95%). 68,4% of the students are female. The average age was 18.4 years (SD=2,41). 99,0% of the students are from Costa Rica. 99,3% were single and only 0,9% had children. The largest number of students entered through an admission exam (78.9%) and 50.7% studied at a public high school. Regarding the address, 77.9% of the subjects resided in the Greater Metropolitan Area. The average grade of the admission exam was 613,8 (SD=49,95). There was a statistically significant difference between the entrance exam grade and the different types of high schools of origin. The group of students who entered to train as Dentists at the University of Costa Rica from 2007 to 2014 was a population with an average age of entry of 18,4 years, Costa Rican, predominantly female, single, without children, from geographic areas within the Greater Metropolitan Area (GMA), graduated from public schools with an average admission exam grade of 612,2.
Objetivo: determinar el grado de satisfacción de los alumnos respecto a la utilización de juegos didácticos en el curso de Odontología Infantil I. Métodos: enfoque cualitativo, diseño descriptivo. Se crearon 5 juegos didácticos con la aplicación Educaplay, los cuales fueron implementados en el curso. Al finalizar el curso se le envió vía correo institucional una encuesta a los 52 alumnos para valorar la utilización de los juegos. Resultados: 38 estudiantes respondieron la encuesta en la cual el 97% consideró útil o muy útil la utilización de los juegos didácticos en las lecciones; además, el 66% indicó que los juegos habían ayudado mucho a mejora el aprendizaje y el 72% manifestó que las clases donde se aplicó el juego fueron más dinámicas. Además, al 92% de los encuestados les gustaría que se implementaran estas dinámicas en otros cursos. Conclusiones: los estudiantes del curso de Odontología Infantil I mostraron un alto grado de satisfacción referente a la utilización de juegos didácticos durante las lecciones, los juegos los mantuvieron motivados
Biosecurity protocols are particularly important in dental practice. The aim of this research was to determine the level of patient satisfaction regarding biosecurity protocols used in the School of Dentistry of the University of Costa Rica, to avoid COVID-19 infections during dental care. A survey was sent by email to all patients who received dental consultations at the School of Dentistry between April and September 2021. They were asked about sociodemographic variables (sex, age range, approved educational level, and place of origin), as well as whether they considered safe the protocols used during the dental consultation to avoid COVID-19 infections. Descriptive statistics were performed proving the absolute and relative frequency of the socio-demographic variables and the satisfaction of patients with the protocols used. A Chi-square test was used to determine if there was a difference in patient satisfaction with biosecurity protocols to avoid COVID-19 infections during dental care and sociodemographic variables. 95.9% of the respondents considered the biosafety protocols used to be safe and there was no statistically significant difference between patient satisfaction with the protocols and sociodemographic variables. A large majority of patients who come to the UCR School of Dentistry are satisfied with the biosecurity protocols used to avoid COVID-19 infections during dental care.
The objective of this research was to determine the degree of satisfaction of dental service users in some clinical externships at the Faculty of Dentistry from the University of Costa Rica during the year 2022, through the application of a modification of the Dental Satisfaction Questionnaire. The sample population consisted of 396 patients and/or legal guardians who attended during May and June of this year at the “Rotación Clínica Comunitaria Palmares,” “Rotación Sede del Atlántico (Turrialba-Guápiles),” “Rotación en Externado Clínico Recinto Paraíso”, “Rotación Clínica del Externado de San Ramón” and “Rotación Comunitaria del curso externado clínico en la Clínica Dental del Recinto de Grecia.” An instrument was applied, physically or digitally, which included DSQ questions and sociodemographic data. Descriptive analysis of all variables was performed. To establish whether there was an association between sociodemographic variables and DSQ, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and the post-hoc Bonferroni test were implemented. The response rate was 49.32%; participants indicated satisfaction with the dental service. There was a statistically significant difference not only between the variable of sex and availability, but also between the domains (satisfaction, access, pain management, availability and quality) and the different externships. The study population is satisfied with the dental service received; however, there are significant differences in the DSQ domains and each externship.
El término dientes supernumerarios se refiere al exceso en el número normal de dientes ya sea en la dentición temporal como en la permanente, pueden presentarse de forma única o múltiple, unilateral o bilateral, tanto en maxila como en mandíbula. Un paramolar es un molar supernumerario generalmente rudimentario ubicado en posición vestibular o palatino de uno de los molares o en el espacio interproximal al segundo y tercer molar. Su prevalencia es menor al 0,20%, se presentan más en hombre que en mujeres y generalmente se encuentran erupcionados. En el presente artículo se reporta el caso inusual de una paciente femenina con paramolares maxilares bilaterales no erupcionados los cuales fueron removidos quirúrgicamente sin complicaciones.
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