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Failure rate of atraumatic restorative treatment using highviscosity glass-ionomer cement compared to conventional amalgam restorative treatment in primary and permanent teeth

This protocol has been registered with the International Prospective Register for

SYSTEM Research note on: Assessing attrition bias risk

CONTEXT: Systematic reviews of clinical trials need to assess the risk of attriti

SYSTEM Research note on: Assessing publication bias

CONTEXT: Systematic reviews aim to assess precision and internal validity of the

SYSTEM Research note on: Recognizing statistical in-between-trials heterogeneity

CONTEXT: Quantitative systematic reviews need to consider clinical, methodologica

ATRAUMATIC RESTORATIVE TREATMENT (ART) – FACTORS AFFECTING SUCCESS

The success of tooth restorations rendered according to principles of the Atrauma

FACTORS INHIBITING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ATRAUMATIC RESTORATIVE TREATMENT APPROACH IN PUBLIC ORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN GAUTENG PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

Objective: To investigate potential barriers to the utilisation of the ART approa

SUGAR-FREE CHEWING GUM AND DENTAL CARIES – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Objective: To appraise existing evidence for a therapeutic / anti-cariogenic effe

Utilization of the ART approach in a group of public oral health operators in South Africa: a 5-year longitudinal study

Background: A significant increase in the proportion of restorations to the numbe

Systematic reviews, systematic error and the acquisition of clinical knowledge.

Background: Since its inception, evidence-based medicine and its application thro

Demineralization of hard tooth tissue adjacent to resin-modified glass-ionomers and composite resins: a quantitative systematic review

Abstract: The purpose of this systematic review was to quantitatively find out wh

Caries-preventive effect of glass ionomer and resin-based fissure sealants on permanent teeth: An update of systematic review evidence

Background: This article constitutes a partial update of the original systematic

Absence of carious lesions at margins of glass-ionomer cement and amalgam restorations: An update of systematic review evidence

Background: This article aims to update the existing systematic review evidence e

Coherence of evidence from systematic reviews as a basis for evidence strength - a case study in support of an epistemological proposition

Background: This article aims to offer, on the basis of Coherence theory, the epi

Research gaps identified during systematic reviews of clinical trials: glass-ionomer cements

Background: To report the results of an audit concerning research gaps in clinica

Retention Loss of Resin Based Fissure Sealants - a Valid Predictor for Clinical Outcome?

Purpose: The null-hypothesis that retention loss of resin fissure sealants predic

The modified Ottawa method to establish the update need of a systematic review: glass-ionomer versus resin sealants for caries prevention

Objective: To demonstrate the application of the modified Ottawa method by establ

Validity of Sealant Retention as Surrogate for Caries Prevention – A Systematic Review

Introduction/Aim: To appraise the clinical literature in determining whether loss

Direct Contra Naı¨ve-Indirect Comparison of Clinical Failure Rates between High-Viscosity GIC and Conventional Amalgam Restorations: An Empirical Study

Background: Naı¨ve-indirect comparisons are comparisons between competing clinica

Accuracy of the Berger-Exner test for detecting third-order selection bias in randomised controlled trials: a simulation-based investigation

Background: Randomised controlled trials (RCT) are highly influential upon medica

Do Laboratory Results Concerning High- Viscosity Glass-Ionomers versus Amalgam for Tooth Restorations Indicate Similar Effect Direction and Magnitude than that of Controlled Clinical Trials?

BACKGROUND: A large percentage of evidence concerning dental interventions is bas

Are high-viscosity glass-ionomer cements inferior to silver amalgam as restorative materials for permanent posterior teeth? A Bayesian analysis

Background: To develop a synthesis within a Bayesian probability framework of pre

Failure Rate of Direct High-Viscosity Glass-Ionomer Versus Hybrid Resin Composite Restorations in Posterior Permanent Teeth - a Systematic Review

PURPOSE: Traditionally, resin composite restorations are claimed by reviews of th

Complete clinical retention of sealant materials should not be contemplated as cut-off for clinical success

Valid surrogate endpoints that are clinically meaningful require compliance with

Caries-Preventive Effect of High-Viscosity Glass Ionomer and Resin-Based Fissure Sealants on Permanent Teeth: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials

BACKGROUND: Glass-ionomers are traditionally regarded to be inferior to resin as

The logic behind the use of fissure sealant retention as a proxy outcome measure for dental caries prevention

Fissure sealant retention is traditionally considered as a proxy measure for cari

Reports of uncontrolled clinical trials for directly placed restorations in vital teeth

Uncontrolled trials are criticized as unreliable. This study aimed to establish h

EFFECTIVE-INTERNAL-CONTROL-AS-AN-AID-TO-MANAGEMENT-EFFCIENCYa2896b73-ec63-46de-bae2-49d6c0624fca

ABSTRACT Effective Internal Control as an aid to management efficiency is critica

Pre-hospitalization settings HE revised(1)

Hyperglycaemic emergency (HE) is a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus (DM

EFFECTS OF LIQUID WASTES FROM AUTOMOBILE WORKSHOPS ON PROPERTIES OF SOILS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out in Udi, Udenu and Nsukka Local Government Ar

Maternal vitamin A supplementation delays time to first episode of parasitaemia and reduces malaria parasite densities among infants in rural communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

The study was a randomized mother –infant dyad placebo controlled field trial tha