Faculty of Dentistry

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Research group

Spanish

Research Group on Pediatric Dentistry GIONORTO

Academic Unit: Faculty of Dentistry

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Medical and health sciences

Subarea

Health sciences

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Strategic Focus

To develop and deepen technological, biological, and/or clinical knowledge through research in the area of craniofacial growth and development, diagnosis and treatment of occlusal-cranial-facial disorders.

To stimulate the formation of high-quality human resources in the specific area of health.

To promote the recognition of research carried out in the postgraduate programs of the School of Odontology of the Universidad de Antioquia, within the scientific community at the local, national, and international levels.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Biological Area.
Clinical Area.
Technological Area.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Álvaro Antonio Carvajal Flórez, MSc.

Master's Degree in Children's Comprehensive Odontology and Maxillary Orthopedics

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

Coordinator's Email

alvaro.carvajal@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

CIEO University Foundation (Bogotá).
El Bosque University Bogotá (Colombia).

Clovis Mariano Faggion Jr. Münster University (Germany).
Nikolaos N Giannakopoulos University of Würzburg (Germany).

Highlighted Projects

OGS scores before and after implementation of a completion protocol. Controlled clinical trial.
Evaluation of the quality of systematic reviews in orthodontics. Systematic review.
Comparison of skeletal characteristics of children with and without gingival smile - analytical cross-sectional study.
Anatomical characterization of the lateroalveolar channel for the placement of mini-screws.

Key Research Findings

Systematic reviews in orthodontics: Impact of the PRISMA for Abstracts checklist on completeness of reporting. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.05.009
Morphological differences in lower facial third soft tissues in children with and without gingival smile. DOI: 10.1111/jicd.12364
Orthodontic treatment results evaluated for individual teeth according to the Objective Grading System. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejwf.2017.02.002
Caracterización de la Impactación de Segundos Molares Mandibulares Permanentes en una Población Sudamericana. DOI: 10.4067/S0718-381X2017000200008

Services and/or Products Portfolio

To develop research in the areas of Pediatric Dentistry, Maxillary Orthopedics, and Orthodontics, which promote the formation of knowledge and technological innovation, providing specific advice and training. These are research projects that are aimed to find solutions to health problems in this specific area and support the development of postgraduate courses at the School of Odontology, Universidad de Antioquia.