ArticlePediatric reports2026
Clinical Practice and Diagnostic Confidence Regarding Pediatric Oral Mucosal Lesions Among Dentists, Pediatricians, and General Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Article in Pediatric reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundPediatric oral mucosal lesions are common and may indicate local or systemic disease, yet their recognition in primary healthcare often depends on non-dental professionals.
aimTo assess the preparedness of dentists, pediatricians, and family/general practitioners for pediatric oral mucosal conditions based on self-assessed diagnostic confidence, clinical management, and referral behavior.
methodsAn online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 632 primary healthcare professionals (dentists: n = 262; family/general practitioners: n = 278; pediatricians: n = 92). The questionnaire assessed clinical exposure, self-assessed knowledge, diagnostic confidence, management practices, and referral patterns. Data were analyzed using chi-square or Fisher's exact test and the Kruskal-Wallis test (
resultsDentists reported significantly higher self-assessed knowledge and diagnostic confidence than pediatricians and family/general practitioners (
conclusionsDentists demonstrated higher diagnostic confidence in pediatric oral mucosal lesions than pediatricians and family/general practitioners, who more often relied on referral. These findings support the value of targeted education and strengthened interdisciplinary collaboration in primary pediatric healthcare.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.