Volume 1 Issue 1, November 1998

Is it philosophy of care or evidence-based dentistry?

• Richard Niederman
• Rachel Badinovac

Evidence- based healthcare: avoiding ivory tower research?

• Asbjorn Jokstad

Evidence-based dentistry

• D Richards
• A Lawrence

Little justification for the removal of pathology-free third molars

• Jonathan P Shepherd

Oral health promotion can be effective in changing knowledge

• John R Green

Effectiveness of oral health promotion in changing behaviour is not proven

Raising lingual flaps increases the risk of nerve damage

• R Bruce Donoff

Incentives, subject matter and length of questionnaire affect response rates

• Malcolm Bruce

Oral acyclovir in first 72 hours may reduce pain of post herpetic neuralgia

• Pal Barkvoll

No difference in diagnostic yield between D- and E-speed radiographs

• Gail V A Topping
• Nigel B Pitts

Little change in inter-canine width during orthodontic treatment

• Julian R S O'neill
• Pippa Slade

Two-thirds of fixed partial prostheses (bridges) last 15 years

• N Creugars

Sealants effective in reducing caries

• Michael Ferguson

Splinting does not affect the oral tissues surrounding the implants

• Fleming Isidor

Which journals should you read to keep up to date?

• D Richards

The Cochrane Collaboration: an introduction

• P Alderson

Measures of clinical effectiveness

Bicycle helmets prevented head and serious facial injuries

Anticonvulsant drugs reduce pain in trigeminal neuralgia and diabetic neuropathy and are effective for migraine prophylaxis

Oral aciclovir shortened duration of symptoms in herpetic gingivostomatitis

Amoxycillin did not improve the clinical course of acute maxillary sinusitis in primary care

Smoking cessation: what the health service can do

Letters

• David L Sackett
• Stephen Rear
• Bill Allen

glossary

aims and criteria