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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2018

Aesthetic Dental Procedures: Legal and Medico-legal Implications.

Pierpaolo Di Lorenzo, Claudia Casella, Emanuele Capasso, Paola Delbon, Piergiorgio Fedeli, Fabio Policino, Massimo Niola

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Article in Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Pierpaolo Di LorenzoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples, Section of Legal Medicine Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Claudia CasellaDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Naples, Italy.
Emanuele CapassoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Naples, Italy.
Paola DelbonDepartment of Surgery, Radiology and Public Health, Public Health and Humanities Section, University of Brescia - Centre of Bioethics Research (with the contribution of IRCCS "S.Giovanni di Dio - Fatebenefratelli"), Italy. P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
Piergiorgio FedeliJurisprudence School, University of Camerino, Via A. D'Accorso 16, 62032, Camerino (MC), Italy.
Fabio PolicinoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Naples, Italy.
Massimo NiolaDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Naples, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental treatments, as well as simple anatomical and functional repair work, can also be for aesthetic purposes. This is because the anatomical area concerned, i.e. the oral cavity, has a great power of attraction. Aesthetic treatments in general - in particular dental treatments - have been on the rise in recent years, and this has also meant an increase in claims due to patient dissatisfaction with the results obtained. Numerous laws have been introduced that emphasise the need for comprehensive prior information in order to acquire valid consent. This has resulted in the elimination of the distinction between the obligation of means and obligation of result, with achievement of the normally expected result required in any case.

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Dental treatmentsDentistryInformationLiability

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PMID29666842
PMCPMC5900416

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