Spotlight on Evidence-Based Dentistry

BDJ sister title Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) publishes invited commentaries and systematic reviews and aims to create a dialogue between dental practitioners and dental researchers, in order to drive new research and promote the use of the best available evidence to inform clinical decision making.

EBD is published quarterly, both online and bound into the printed version of the BDJ. In January 2021, EBD began accepting submissions of systematic reviews and has published 19 to date (as of 19 August 2022).

Professor Elizabeth Kay has been Editor of EBD since summer 2019. Liz is Trustee and Past President of the Oral Health Foundation, Vice Chair of the British Medical and Dental Student's Trust and a Non-Executive Director of Plymouth University Hospitals Trust.

March 2022 highlights

• Artificial intelligence - can it be used to outsmart oral cancer? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-022-0238-y

• Does the use of alcohol mouthwash increase the risk of developing oral cancer? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-022-0236-0

• The effect of pre-emptive ibuprofen on post-operative pain after removal of lower third molar teeth: a systematic review https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-021-0211-1

• The effect of antibiotic use on endodontic post-operative pain and flare-up rate: a systematic review with meta-analysis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-021-0205-z

• Systematic overview of systematic reviews and clinical guidelines: assessment and prevention of behavioural risk factors associated with oral cancer to inform dental professionals in primary care dental practices https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-022-0235-1.

June 2022 highlights

• Conventional vs ultrasonic irrigation - which leads to less post-operative pain? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-022-0274-7

• Can motivational interviewing help prevent dental caries in secondary school children? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-022-0261-z

• Are sealants effective in preventing caries in primary molars? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-022-0262-y

• Mouthrinses and SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva: a living systematic review https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-022-0253-z

• Botulinum toxin A in dentistry and orofacial surgery: an evidence-based review - part 1: therapeutic applications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41432-022-0256-9.

To browse all content or for submission information, please visit https://www.nature.com/ebd/.