STUDY DESIGN STRENGTH OF EVIDENCE AND LEVEL OF CLINICAL EFFICACY REPORTED IN THE CBCT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

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  • March 19, 2019
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  • Timothy, Robert
    • Affiliation: School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology Section, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Graduate Program
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  • Objective: To determine strength of evidence and level of efficacy for cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in dentistry. Scientific articles assessed by epidemiologic study design and level of efficacy. The following null-hypotheses were tested: 1: No temporal changes in study design and efficacy of CBCT literature from inception until June 2013. 2: No differences in study design and efficacy of scientific articles between clinical disciplines. 3: No differences in study design and efficacy between journals. 4. No differences in study design and efficacy between countries. Methods: A PubMed search of English scientific dental literature regarding CBCT was conducted. Two evaluators independently assessed the selected articles. Results: The number of articles published increased almost exponentially. An increase in efficacy over the time of this study was significant (P=0.04). Conclusions: Study design evidence has not changed temporally; however, efficacy level shows a significant increase over time.
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  • Mol, André
  • Kantor, Mel
  • Ludlow, John B.
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  • Master of Science
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School
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  • 2015
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