ReviewJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2019
How to apply evidence-based principles in clinical dentistry.
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- User perception of fluoride mouthwashes for daily use: A randomized clinical trial.International journal of dental hygiene · 2025Trial
- Impact of Evidence-Based Dentistry Education on Dental Students' Critical Appraisal Skills: A Prospective Cohort Study.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Article
- Long-term Outcomes of Invasive Pulp Therapies in Primary Teeth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Clinical myths in dental bleaching: an evidence-based structured narrative review.Brazilian oral research · 2026Review
- Prevalence and factors associated with severe pre-operative pain among patients presenting for non-surgical root canal treatment in the national dental PBRN PREDICT endodontic study.Journal of dentistry · 2025Article
- Overview of statistics teaching within undergraduate programmes in UK and Ireland dental schools.British dental journal · 2025Article
- A new pathway for considering trigger factors based on parallel-serial connection models and displaying the relationships of causal factors in low-probability events.BMC medical research methodology · 2023Article
- Twelve-Year Follow-Up of Laser Frenectomy during Early Mixed Dentition.Case reports in dentistry · 2023Article
- Systemic Antibiotics as an Adjunct to Subgingival Debridement: A Network Meta-Analysis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Informed Consent from a Historical, Societal, Ethical, Legal, and Practical Perspective.Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2022Article
- The Perception of Evidence-based Dentistry among Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2022Article
- Need for discriminating between diagnostic and screening efficacy to estimate a biomarker based on case control and cohort studies.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Stakeholder Assessment of Evidence-Based Guideline Dissemination and Implementation in a Dental Group Practice.JDR clinical and translational research · 2021Article
- Analyzing the Relationship between Cohort and Case-Control Study Results Based on Model for Multiple Pathogenic Factors.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
The primary objective of evidence-based practice is to improve the quality of health care. It helps in making a clinical decision based on recent and advanced research and the best available evidence. Evidence-based dentistry is an integration of best available evidence with clinical expertise and patient's needs and preferences. However, there are many barriers to apply evidence-based knowledge into practice. Information overflow, inability to select appropriate evidence, and critically appraising the evidence are the main challenges a practitioner may face. The focus of this review is defining a well-structured clinical question, key principles of literature search, type of search studies, and how to appraise an evidence. Furthermore, despite the availability of good evidence, patient's needs and preferences are crucial factors in making clinical decision. Finally, the clinician's experience and lack of motivation to change practice is another big challenge to evidence-based practice. This article discusses the six structured steps to apply evidence-based practice in dentistry with examples. Finally, this article will help practitioners to integrate their experience and skill with modern research evidence as well as to educate their patients to reach a final clinical decision.
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