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As a profession we pride ourselves that our knowledge of oral conditions is derived from valid scientific inquiry. Similarly we like to believe that our treatments or interventions are based on good quality evidence of effectiveness. Secondary journals such as Evidence Based Dentistry attempt to seek out and review studies that are both informative and relevant to the day-to-day practice of dentistry. But just how valid is this ‘evidence’? This article aims to briefly highlight a few important considerations when attempting to decide how much trust to place in any published work.
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Moles, D., dos Santos Silva, I. Causes, associations and evaluating evidence; can we trust what we read?. Evid Based Dent 2, 75–78 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ebd.6400052
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