Evidence based dentistry: Relevance and general concepts

The Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) is a worldwide-recognized concept in the health sciences. It seeks to make clinical decisions based on reliable data from well-conducted researches, which with professional’s experience and patient’s preferences become the best option that can be offered to them. T...

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Autores: Viteri-García, Andrés; Montero, Nadia; Arévalo-Rodríguez, Ingrid; Armas-Vega, Ana; Félix, Camilo; Simancas-Racines, Daniel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Estado:Published version
Data de publicação:2018
País:Perú
Recursos:USMP
Repositório:Revistas - Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Idioma:Espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usmp.edu.pe:article/1424
Acesso em linha:https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/Rev-Kiru0/article/view/1424
Nível de acesso:Acesso aberto
Palavra-chave:Evidence-Based Dentistry
Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-Based Medicine.
Odontología Basada en la Evidencia
Práctica Clínica Basada en la Evidencia
Medicina Basada en la Evidencia.
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Resumo:The Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) is a worldwide-recognized concept in the health sciences. It seeks to make clinical decisions based on reliable data from well-conducted researches, which with professional’s experience and patient’s preferences become the best option that can be offered to them. The aim of this review is to summarize the principles of EBD. Hand search of relevant literature was made, OBE concepts and principles are shown as well as examples of the formulation of the PICO question, the search and critical appraisal of information, and the application of that knowledge to ou r patients. It is concluded that the EBD allows the use of the best scientific evidence without leaving aside the experience, professional judgment and patient’s preferences in the decision-making of the daily dentistry practice.