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THE LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IN TWO LEADING ENDODONTIC JOURNALS
اندودانتیکس
Endodontics
پژوهشي
Research
<p> <strong>Introduction</strong>:</p><p> The successful practice of dentistry, including endodontics, relies on a wide spectrum of dental research. The quantity and quality of research evidence in endodontics have seldom been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of evidence in current leading endodontic journals. </p><p> <strong>Materials and Methods:</strong></p><p> All the articles published in 2000, 2006 and 2010 in two major endodontic journals (Journal of Endodontics and International Endodontic Journal) were evaluated. These articles were classified according to the level of evidence (LOE) using Oxford Scale from 0 to 5 and type of the study. </p><p> <strong>Results:</strong></p><p> Of the articles assessed, 3.2% were clinical trials, 47.8% were experimental, 5.6% were animal studies and 43.4% were of other types. Subdivisions according to LOE were 4.3% as level 1, 0.9 % level 2, 7.3% level 3, 0.4% level 4 and 3.5% level 5. Overall, 83.6% of the articles were classified as “non-evidence-based”. There was a marginally significant increase in the percentage of articles with high level of evidence in recent years. </p><p> <strong>Conclusion:</strong></p><p> There is a substantial shortage of articles with high level of evidence in clinical endodontics. However, there was a gradual increase in the number of high LOE articles published in both journals. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Iranian Endodontic Journal </p><p> <a href="http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/index.php/iej/article/view/3610" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p>
Clinical Trials; Dentistry; Endodontics; Evidence Based; Journal Article
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http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2061&slc_lang=fa&sid=1
Leila
Shafiei
10031947532846009673
10031947532846009673
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Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Arash
Shahravan
arashahravan@gmail.com
10031947532846009674
10031947532846009674
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Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran