M Is Formocresol Still Safe for Use in Pediatric Dentistry ?
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However, we are in the era of evidence-based dentistry; a process that should restructure the ways in which clinical situations are managed, with an emphasis on the integration of good judgement in conjunction with the best available evidence and the patient’s views and values in the making of clinical decisions. Thus, clinical decision making should rely on evidence rather than authority, and it should encourage practitioners to audit their own clinical performance.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008