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Errores en radiografias intrabucales realizadas en la Facultad de Odontología de Pernambuco-Brasil / Intrabucal radiographs errors made at Pernambuco dental school-Brazil
dos Anjos Pontual, Maria Luiza; Pinho Veloso, Heloísa Helena; dos Anjos Pontual, Andréa; da Fonseca Silveira, Márcia Maria.
  • dos Anjos Pontual, Maria Luiza; s.af
  • Pinho Veloso, Heloísa Helena; s.af
  • dos Anjos Pontual, Andréa; s.af
  • da Fonseca Silveira, Márcia Maria; s.af
Acta odontol. venez ; 43(1): 19-24, 2005. graf, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-629925
ABSTRACT
The quality of the radiographic image is essential for the diagnosis and conservation of x-rays in archive. However, there are some Dental specialties that, for force of the execution, require the attainment of x-rays with bigger brevity, being common professionals and students exist to appeal the procedures that cause the damage of its quality with the justification of time profit. Because of this, this work had the intention to emphasize the optimization importance of the radiographic image through the analysis of imperfections in x-rays taken by students. For such, 572 x-rays, proceeding from archives of patients taken care by the students of the ninth period of the 1999 first semester at the Polyclinic of Pernambuco Dental School -UPE, were analyzed simultaneously by two observers and out of these, 75% presented imperfections. Related to the type of imperfection, the execution of the technique had prevalence in the referring errors (58%), followed by the processing errors (19%). Framing of the exposed region (35%) and elongation of the image (35,7%) were the most prevalent errors in the phase of execution of the technique, while yellowish images (33%) and lacerated x-rays (23%) demonstrated to be the occurred imperfections most frequent during processing.
RESUMEN
La calidad de la imagen radiográfica es esencial para el diagnóstico y conservación de radiografías en archivo. Así mismo, hay especialidades odontológicas que, por fuerza de la ejecución, necesitan obtener radiografías con mayor brevedad, siendo común que profesionales y alumnos recurran a procedimientos que perjudican su calidad con la justificación de ganar tiempo. De esta forma, este trabajo tuvo el propósito de enfatizar la importancia de optimizar la imagen radiográfica a través del análisis de errores en radiografías obtenidas por alumnos. Con este propósito fueron analizadas 572 radiografías provenientes de archivos de pacientes atendidos por los alumnos del 9º semestre de 1999, de la Clínica Integrada de la Facultad de Odontología de Pernambuco-UPE. Las radiografías fueron analizadas simultáneamente por dos observadores y de esas, 75% presentaron errores. Los errores asociados a la técnica radiográfica correspondieron a 58%, siendo de mayor prevalencia los errores de elongación de la imagen (35,7%) y encuadramiento de la región radiografiada (35%). Los errores que más ocurrieron durante el procesamiento fueron imágenes "amarillentas" (33%) y radiografías rasguñada (23%).

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Risk factors Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Spanish Journal: Acta odontol. venez Journal subject: Medicina Bucal / Dentistry / Sa£de Bucal Year: 2005 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Risk factors Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Spanish Journal: Acta odontol. venez Journal subject: Medicina Bucal / Dentistry / Sa£de Bucal Year: 2005 Type: Article