<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-00152021000300098</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Denuncias por mala práctica odontológica en Costa Rica: Análisis de 124 casos en el período 2015 - 2020]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Dental malpractice lawsuits in Costa Rica: analysis of 124 cases in the period 2015-2020]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Chaves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Organismo de Investigación Judicial Unidad de Odontología Forense, Departamento de Medicina Legal]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Heredia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>98</fpage>
<lpage>104</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152021000300098&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152021000300098&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152021000300098&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: En Costa Rica las demandas por mala práctica, mala praxis o responsabilidad profesional se encuentran tipificadas bajo el delito de lesiones culposas según el Código Penal de Costa Rica. Este estudio tiene como propósito describir las características de todas las demandas analizadas por la Unidad de Odontología Forense del Departamento de Medicina Legal en un período de seis años (2015-2020).  Materiales y métodos: Se realizó una revisión detallada en la base de datos del Sistema de Medicina Legal (SIMEL) del Departamento de Medicina Legal del Organismo de Investigación Judicial de la totalidad de denuncias de &#8220;mal praxis&#8221; odontológica presentadas desde el 01 de enero de 2015 hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2020. La información recopilada fue tabulada en Excel e incluyó la clasificación por año, especialidad odontológica relacionada, sexo del denunciante y resultado del análisis pericial.  Resultados: El análisis de los datos permitió determinar que de las 124 denuncias las disciplinas con mayores porcentajes fueron la cirugía oral y maxilofacial (39,52%), implantes dentales (16,94%) y ortodoncia (12,9%). Más de dos terceras partes (66,12%) de las denuncias corresponden a mujeres y dentro de los resultados de las pericias un 10% de los casos resultaron positivos, un 32% son negativos y un 58 % resultan no concluyentes.  Conclusiones: El expediente odontológico completo es indispensable para lograr determinar un nexo de causalidad entre los hechos investigados y los resultados de un tratamiento; en Costa Rica los procedimientos invasivos generan mayor posibilidad de demandas, las mismas pueden ser evitadas mediante un adecuado manejo de los riesgos y complicaciones, comunicación adecuada paciente-tratante y manejo de las expectativas del tratamiento.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: In Costa Rica, dental malpractice lawsuits (professional liability) are classified under the crime of culpable injuries according to the Criminal Code of Costa Rica. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of all the claims analyzed by the Forensic Dentistry Unit of the Department of Legal Medicine in a period of six years (2015-2020).  Materials and methods: A detailed review was carried out in the database of the Legal Medicine System (SIMEL) of the Legal Medicine Department of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (Judicial Investigation Agency) of all the complaints of dental "malpractice" filed since January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2020. The information collected was tabulated in Excel and classified by year, related dental discipline, sex of the complainant and the result of the expert analysis.  Results: The data analysis determined a total of 124 complaints, the disciplines with the highest percentages were oral and maxillofacial surgery (39.52%), dental implants (16.94%) and orthodontics (12.9%). More than two thirds (66.12%) of the complaints correspond to women and within the results of the forensic report 10% of the cases were positive, 32% negative and 58% inconclusive.  Conclusions: The complete dental record is essential to be able to determine a causal link between the investigated facts and the results of a treatment; in this study more than 50% of the files where incomplete, invasive procedures such as oral surgery generate a greater possibility of lawsuits that could be avoided through proper management of risks and complications, adequate patient-caregiver communication, and management of treatment expectations.]]></p></abstract>
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