Reporting guidelines enhance the quality and impact of research in Dental Traumatology

Abstract

Reporting guidelines assist basic scientists, translational healthcare researchers and clinicians to publish manuscripts of the highest standard by improving the accuracy, transparency and completeness of the publications they submit to journals. This paper provides an overview of reporting guidelines relevant for the specialty of dental traumatology and discusses their application, significance and potential impact. The Preferred Reporting Items for study Designs in Endodontology (PRIDE) suite of reporting guidelines includes a range of study designs that can be used within the broad field of Endodontics but they are also applicable to dental traumatology and other dental disciplines (Preferred Reporting Items for Case reports in Endodontics [PRICE] 2020, Preferred Reporting Items for RAndomized Trials in Endodontics [PRIRATE] 2020; Preferred Reporting Items for Animal Studies in Endodontology [PRIASE] 2021; Preferred Reporting Items for Laboratory studies in Endodontology [PRILE] 2021 and Preferred Reporting items for OBservational studies in Endodontics [PROBE] 2023). The PRIDE guidelines were developed by an extensive network of globally renowned academics, researchers and expert clinicians working within dentistry using an accepted and validated consensus methodology. The aim of the PRIDE guidelines is to improve the overall quality of manuscripts describing case reports, randomized trials, animal research, laboratory studies and observational studies. Although attention to reporting guidelines adds a degree of complexity when writing reports, such guidelines provide a template for authors to develop standardized manuscripts of the highest quality, which will allow colleagues, readers and the wider public to have confidence that their findings are valid and robust. They also provide evidence to editors that manuscripts submitted to journals comply with the highest global standards of reporting within their respective discipline. Endorsement of the PRIDE guidelines by editors will lead to improvements in the reporting quality of manuscripts submitted to their journals.

Mouthguard design, pediatric trauma, and reporting guidelines

“…The comprehensive review by Nagendrababu et al provides an overview of a range of reporting guidelines that can be applied to the specialty of dental traumatology. 61 These guidelines are a reliable and reproducible template for authors to help standardize their manuscripts with the proper scientific expectations. When colleagues and readers view articles that have adhered to these guidelines, they develop confidence that the findings presented are well-founded and significant.…”

“…Nagendrababu et al's article in this Issue is an easily accessible reference for authors looking to understand the various guidelines and how to employ them when preparing manuscripts for publication. 61 Simran Kaur Sarao Assistant Editor…”

“…Reporting guidelines with checklists or flow charts assist basic scientists, translational healthcare researchers, and clinicians compose accurate and transparent manuscripts. The comprehensive review by Nagendrababu et al provides an overview of a range of reporting guidelines that can be applied to the specialty of dental traumatology 61 . These guidelines are a reliable and reproducible template for authors to help standardize their manuscripts with the proper scientific expectations.…”

“…Guidelines also improve the efficiency of the editorial process by providing evidence to editors that manuscripts submitted for review are in adherence to the highest global standards of reporting within their respective field. Nagendrababu et al's article in this Issue is an easily accessible reference for authors looking to understand the various guidelines and how to employ them when preparing manuscripts for publication 61 …”

Critical analysis of the reporting quality of case reports focusing on dental traumatology using the Preferred Reporting Items for Case reports in Endodontics 2020 checklist: A baseline evaluation prior to checklist publication

“…There is widespread agreement that research and reporting guidelines are essential for enhancing the quality of the healthcare literature 5 . Reporting guidelines are intended to assist authors by enhancing the completeness, transparency, and accuracy of their reports, thus decreasing the volume of inadequately written manuscripts submitted to scientific journals 6 …”