Introducción El desarrollo del portafolio tiene como finalidad, analizar enseñanza de la radiología bucomaxilofacial en las facultades de odontología del Ecuador, debido a que juega un rol fundamental en la formación de los futuros odontólogos, para que tengan capacidades interpretativas de las diferentes imágenes y estén capacitados para poder emitir un diagnóstico presuntivo, pero teniendo en cuenta que parte del proceso de enseñanza y la equiparación de los contenidos en las diferentes Instituciones de Educación Superior del Ecuador. Desarrollo temático: Se desarrolló tres trabajos, los mismos que fueron la elaboración del sílabo denominado enseñanza de radiología bucomaxilofacial, seguido de un análisis crítico de la literatura basado en la evidencia científica, enfocado en la evaluación de diferentes métodos de enseñanza en el diagnóstico radiográfico de le...

Objective: This study aims to determine the frequency of mandibular asymmetries using digital panoramic radiographs that display complete teeth. Material and methods: A descriptive, observational, and retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted. The records of all digital panoramic radiographs from patients aged 18 to 59 years, taken at the Dental Image radiographic center during the period 2016-2020, were reviewed. Panoramic radiographs were evaluated for the presence of mandibular asymmetry using the Habets index. Digital radiographic tracing was employed to assess variables including ascending ramus height (C+R), mandibular ramus height (RH), and condylar height (CH). Symmetrical and asymmetrical radiographs were compared. Results: Out of the total sample of 1000 radiographs analyzed, the predominant age group was 34-41 years, constituting 301 radiographs (30.1%). Additionally, ...

Objective: To compare the soft tissue thickness of the chin in individuals with different patterns of facial growth on lateral cephalic radiographs of the digital skull in individuals between 18 and 45 years of age. Material and Methods: a correlational study was carried out evaluating 160 lateral radiographs using a 13.3-inch screen using AutoCAD 2020 software obtained from a radiological center in the city of Cuenca, in the period 2019. It was divided into four groups according to the pattern of facial growth (SN / G-Gn): Low, Medium Low, Medium High and High and the thickness of the soft tissues of the chin was measured sagittally at the Pogonion, Gnation and Menton level of the bone structures at their respective points in soft tissues. The Spearman Rho correlation was used to evaluate the means of the thickness of the soft tissues of the chin and facial pattern, for the comparison b...