This latest critical summary prepared under the auspices of the ADA Center for Evidence Based Dentistry looks at a 2012 meta-analysis by Kühnisch et al that looks at the retention rates of pit and fissure sealants. The results of the meta-analysis suggest that resin-based sealants have the highest retention rates at 5-years. The appraiser notes [read the full story…]
This ADA critical summary looks at a 2012 review by van Vlijmen et al of the evidence to support the use of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in orthodontics The reviewer highlights the extensive range of databases searched for the use of CBCT for orthodontic purposes. There was also an independent assessment of study quality. The [read the full story…]
This new critical summary is of a 2011 review by Pommer et al that compared survival rates of shorter dental implants (see Dental Elf 18th July 2011). The reviewer highlights a number of methodological shortcomings in the review. Only English language articles were included and outcomes were reported on an implant rather than a patient [read the full story…]
Two new critical summaries are now available from the ADA-EBD website. First is a summary of a 2012 systematic review by Zandbergen et al that looked the systemic administration of amoxicillin and metronidazole as an adjunct to scaling and root planning (Dental Elf 25th May 2012). The review notes that there was no comparison in [read the full story…]
A number of new critical summaries have been made available on the ADE-EBD website of the past few weeks. The first is an appraisal of a 2010 review by Martínez-Maestre et al. that looked at the association between dental bone loss and systemic osteoporosis. The reviewer highlighted that this was a weak review of observational [read the full story…]
Two new critical summaries are now available at the ADA-EBD site The first one is of a 2011 review by Yengopal and Mickenautsh; The aim of the review was to assess whether resin-modified glass-ionomer cement (RM-GIC) offered a significant caries-preventive effect compared with resin-based composite (RBC)? The appraiser generally considers the review to be well [read the full story…]
The Journal of the American Dental Association has published an appraisal of a 2011 review by Aguilar & Linsuwanont under the auspices of the American Dental Association Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry. The review looked at whether vital pulp therapy is successful in permanent teeth. The appraiser considered that search strategy was thorough although the included [read the full story…]
There is a tendency to focus on the prevention of dental caries in children yet is it is a problem that continues to affect old and young alike. While considerable time and effort is spent on preventive programmes for children far less consideration to adults. The American Dental Association Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry has published [read the full story…]
This critical summary of a review published by Lulic et al in 2007 has just been published under the auspicies of the American Dental Association Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry. For 80 years Ante’ law has influenced standard textbooks of prosthodontics. It stated:- the total periodontal membrane area of the abutment teeth must equal or exceed [read the full story…]
The ability to provide pain- free dentistry is important and the American Dental Association Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry (ADA-EBD)has just published this critical summary of a 2011 systematic review by Brandt et al . The review compares the efffecacy of two local anaesthetics ( 4% articaine and 2% lidocaine) in providing successful pulpal anaesthesia. The [read the full story…]
