The practice of dentistry is becoming more complex and challenging. Changing socio-demographic patterns, patients as knowledgeable health care consumers, rapid technical advances and the information "explosion" all place greater demands on clinical decision making. The need for reliable information and the electronic revolution have come together to allow the "paradigm shift" towards evidence-b...

Drawing our attention these days as a possible answer to this question, evidence-based dentistry seeks to apply the best available evidence gained from the scientific method to medical decision making. To make a good decision, the strength of evidence is assessed. Specifically, randomized controlled trial, systematic review, and meta-analysis are considered the highest level of evidence; cohort...

This article is the first in a 6-part series on the methods of evidence-based dentistry. To practise in an evidence-based manner, practitioners must be able to formulate a clear question, find the best available evidence efficiently, evaluate the evidence systematically and, if it is relevant and credible, apply the results of the appraisal to their practice. In this paper, we will look at the ...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Endodontists have the opportunity to apply relevant research findings to care their patients using the principles and methods of evidence-based treatment. The best level of evidence can be used to inform decisions regarding care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of evidence and study the design of all the articles published in Iranian Endodontic Journal in yea...

BACKGROUND Evidence-based dentistry, or EBD, is not a new concept for the dental profession in the United States. The American Dental Association has long relied on credible scientific evidence in setting policy and communicating with dentists and the general public. EBD provides an approach to oral health care that follows a process of systematically collecting and analyzing scientific evidenc...

If the charge of EBD is to help dentists understand the rationale for the things they do and why they do them [2], then EBD “research data” must include cost analysis input from practicing dentists. I am a practicing dentist and the motivation to write this paper is to discuss information that will affect EBD relative to the cost(s) of service(s). Unlike medical care, and I will talk about this...