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ArticleEvidence-based dentistry2010

Treatment of ankylosed permanent teeth.

Nicky Stanford

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Article in Evidence-based dentistry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Nicky StanfordGlasgow Dental School and Hospital, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

data sourcesThe Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline, Embase and LILACS . There were no language restrictions. STUDY SELECTION: Randomised controlled trials (RCT) were considered that compared any intervention for treating displaced ankylosed permanent front teeth in individuals of any age. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Two independent review authors screened studies in duplicate. Although no studies were ultimately included, the authors had planned to extract data independently and to assess risk of bias following Cochrane Collaboration methods.

resultsThe search retrieved 77 references to studies. None matched the inclusion criteria and therefore were excluded.

conclusionsThere is no evidence from RCT about the comparative effectiveness of the different treatment options for ankylosed permanent front teeth. The lack of high-level evidence for the management of this health problem emphasises the need for well-designed clinical trials.

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PMID20577282

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