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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2528-7907</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista San Gregorio]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Revista San Gregorio]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2528-7907</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo ]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2528-79072020000200042</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.36097/rsan.v1i39.1361</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de terceros molares inferiores incluidos. Portoviejo 2017 -2019.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of impacted mandibular third molars. Portoviejo 2017 -2019.]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Milagros]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdés Domech]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hidelisa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Milagros del Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Manabí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Manabí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Manabí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad San Gregorio de Portoviejo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Manabí]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>39</numero>
<fpage>42</fpage>
<lpage>58</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2528-79072020000200042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2528-79072020000200042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2528-79072020000200042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo caracterizar los terceros molares inferiores incluidos, de los pacientes atendidos en una consulta privada de la ciudad de Portoviejo en el periodo de 2017- 2019. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal que incluyó las variables: edad, sexo, criterios de referencia para la extracción quirúrgica, clasificación radiográfica de Winter, y de Gregory y Pell; y los criterios modificados de la escala de Parant para medir la dificultad operatoria. El universo fue de 134 pacientes, 62% fueron del sexo femenino, y el 70,2% tenía una edad comprendida entre 20 y 30 años. Se realizó la extracción quirúrgica de 228 molares, la pericoronaritis (41,0%) fue el principal criterio de referencia para la extracción, la radiografía panorámica mostró que la angulación mesioangular (46,15%), y la profundidad de inclusión, posición B (69,35%), fueron las más frecuentes; el 52,2% de las cirugías tuvieron una dificultad operatoria media. La caracterización clínica - radiológica de los terceros molares inferiores incluidos se corresponde con estudios internacionales, aunque se observó que la indicación profiláctica de la extracción quirúrgica en personas menores de 20 años fue baja, lo cual indica la necesidad de un cambio en los criterios sobre las indicaciones y momento de la extracción. .]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary This research aimed to characterize the impacted mandibular third molars of the patients attended in a private consultation in the city of Portoviejo in the period of 2017-2019. A descriptive crosssectional study was carried out that included the variables: age, sex, reference criteria for surgical removal, radiographic classification of Winter, and of Gregory and Pell; and the modified criteria of the Parant scale to measure operational difficulty. The universe was 134 patients, 62% were female, and 70.2% were between 20 and 30 years old. Surgical extraction of 228 molars was performed, pericoronaritis (41.0%) was the main reference criterion for extraction, panoramic radiography showed that mesioangular angulation (46.15%), and inclusion depth, position B (69.35%), were the most frequent; 52.2% of the surgeries had medium operative difficulty. The clinical-radiological characterization of the impacted mandibular third molars corresponds to international studies, although it was observed that the prophylactic indication for surgical extraction in people under 20 years of age was low, which indicates the need for a change in the criteria regarding the indications and time of extraction.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Dificultad operatoria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inclusión dentaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[radiografía panorámica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tercer molar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Impacted tooth]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[panoramic radiography, surgical difficulty. third molar.]]></kwd>
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