Evidence-based dentistry: Future aspects

A BSTRACT Aims and Objective: Although systematic reviews (SRs) are the backbone of evidence-based dentistry, they have appeared infrequently in dental literature and their importance may not be recognized by dentists. So, this study aimed to identify SRs in dental research contributed by Indian dentists to the PubMed database during 1948–2022 and describes their epidemiological and descriptive characteristics. Materials and Methods: An electronic search of the PubMed database was performed from 1948 through September 2022. SRs were considered for inclusion if they were related to oral health and published by Indian dentists as the first author. From this collection, the following characteristics of SRs were described: name of the journal, type of journal (e.g., general dentistry, specialty dentistry, non-dental), year of publication, author’s affiliation, and focus of the SR. Results: The search identified 439 SRs in dentistry indexed in the PubMed database during 1948–2022. There were only 5 SRs published from 2007 to 2010 with maximum publications during the year 2021 ( n = 114; 25.97%). About 32.35% of the SRs ( n = 142) were published in 10 journals with the maximum contribution from the Journal of Conservative Dentistry ( n = 22; 5.01%). The majority of the SRs were published in the field of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry ( n = 72; 16.40%), followed by Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics ( n = 63; 14.35%). Conclusion: The contribution of SRs in dental research from India is small but growing. There is a clear need to improve SRs in dental research qualitatively and quantitatively.

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“…The lower share is attributed to the reason that the training in methodological aspects of SRs was moderate among Indian dentists. [ 11 12 ]…”

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Systematic Reviews in Dental Research

Gadde

Pasupuleti

Penmetsa

et al. 2022

Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry

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“…Moreover, with newer developments turning over everyday, in the rapidly evolving field, it becomes inevitable that the dentist does not trail behind and rather is updated on advancements in dental therapies, techniques, materials, clinical advisory etc. (4,5) One aspect that the dentist must be wary of is the vastness of the information they can be exposed to (6), which makes it crucial that they choose the right kind of data, wellsuited and specific (7). It will require practice and work, to learn how to validate the quality, reliability and evidential status of the information (8) they might want to use.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and perception on the adoption of evidence-based practice among practitioners of general dentistry

2022

JETT

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Evidence based dentistry (EBD) is the "conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the best evidence in making decisions about care of individual patients", as defined by the American Dental Association. Bridging clinical expertise and patient values, it involves the systematic assessment of scientific evidence, linking it to a patient's medical condition and with a scientifically backed framework, the dentist begins to treat the patient. Its basis lies in choosing the right type of evidence which could be highly patient subjective. The present study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and perception prevalent among currently practicing dentists regarding EBD and their willingness to incorporate it into their practice. The study was a survey conducted using an online questionnaire on Google forms, with specifically framed, about 16 questions, that would elicit the current status of EBD among Dental UG students, interns and practising dentists. The responses obtained were statistically analysed using SPSS v26 (IBM.inc.,USA). From the responses, it can be observed that there is only a vague awareness on EBD and a satisfactory level of willingness to incorporate it into one's practice, given that constraints in doing so are addressed. The study was handy in inferring the current status of EBD among today's practitioners and would be useful in devising ways of overcoming any limitations in incorporating the same into routine clinical practice.

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Evidence-based dentistry: Future aspects

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Systematic Reviews in Dental Research

Systematic Reviews in Dental Research

Knowledge, attitude and perception on the adoption of evidence-based practice among practitioners of general dentistry

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