Databases

Flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture on Evidence-Based Dentistry, including its components, types of questions, the evidence pyramid, and search strategies.

What are the three core components of Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) that form its '3-part harmony'?

Best Evidence, Clinical decision making (Clinical Judgment), and Patient Values/Circumstances.

According to the Venn Diagram by Jane Forrest, what four elements are integrated for optimal evidence-based decision making?

Scientific Evidence, Experience & Judgment, Patient Preferences or Values, and Clinical/Patient Circumstances.

What is 'confirmation bias' as described in the lecture notes, especially concerning public and 'shock value' news?

People tend to believe what they hear from news or friends without looking further into the subject, often favoring information with 'shock value'.

Which type of Evidence-Based Dentistry question focuses on the frequency of a condition or problem?

Prevalence.

Which type of Evidence-Based Dentistry question seeks to understand what causes a specific problem?

Etiology/risk.

When considering 'What is the best treatment?' for a condition, which type of Evidence-Based Dentistry question is being asked?

Therapy.

What does being higher on The Evidence Pyramid indicate about the level of bias in the evidence?

Higher on the pyramid means there is less bias.

What types of studies are found at the top of The Evidence Pyramid, representing the highest quality and least bias?

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.

What types of information are considered very low on The Evidence Pyramid, or not on it at all?

Ideas, Editorials, Opinions, Animal research, In vitro ('test tube') research, 'Expert Opinion,' and 'Lay literature'.

What is the primary function of the TRIP Database?

It searches filtered and unfiltered information simultaneously to find evidence.

Name two types of filtered information that the TRIP Database searches.

Systematic Reviews and Critically-Appraised Topics (or Critically-Appraised Individual Articles/Evidence Syntheses).

Name two types of unfiltered information that the TRIP Database searches.

Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and Cohort Studies (or Case-Controlled Studies, Case Series/Reports, Background Information/Expert Opinion).

According to the notes, what are some places not recommended for directly searching for reliable, peer-reviewed evidence without extra filtering?

Google Scholar, Medline (included in Pubmed), EBSCOHOST (included in Pubmed), and CINAHL (included in Pubmed) because they require extra filtering for peer-reviewed evidence and include white and gray papers.

What are the key benefits of using Clinical Queries in PubMed?

It sorts searches into Clinical Study Categories, Reviews, and Medical Genetics, allowing quick searches based on Etiology, Diagnosis, Therapy, Prognosis, and Clinical Prediction Guidelines.