Bondemark L, Lilja-Karlander L "A systematic review of Swedish research in orthodontics during the past decade" Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 62(1):46-50 February 2004

[Eugene Garfield]

L. Lilja-Karlander : eva.lilja-karlander at od.mah.se

TITLE     A systematic review of Swedish research in orthodontics
          during the past decade
AUTHOR    Bondemark L, Lilja-Karlander L
JOURNAL   ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA 62 (1): 46-50 FEB 2004

Document type: Review     Language: English     Cited References: 21
Times Cited: 0      Explanation

Abstract:
The aims of this systematic review were to identify the study designs and
topics of Swedish orthodontic articles, to elucidate their international
position, and to verify in which scientific journals the articles had been
published in the past decade. A search of the Medline database for papers
published between 1992 and 2002 was made using the Medical Search Heading
terms 'orthodontics', 'malocclusion', 'cephalometry', and 'facial bones and
growth'. Two independent reviewers selected the articles of Swedish origin
and categorized each article according to research design and principal
topic. Overall, 15,571 articles in orthodontic research were found, and the
Swedish contribution was 1.9% with the majority of these (71.5%) being
submitted by universities. Most of the Swedish articles (84.5%) had been
published in 10 journals and many high-quality studies with orthodontic
interest were published in nonorthodontic journals with higher impact
factor scores than the orthodontic journals. Every second study was
prospective, and of these, 15 (5.2% of all Swedish articles) were
randomized clinical trials (RCTs). It was found that nearly every third
study, prospective as well as retrospective, was uncontrolled. The main
classification was treatment studies (51.9%), followed by development
(18.6%) and diagnostic information (10.7%) studies. Thus, the majority of
the articles evaluated therapeutic interventions; however, although the RCT
is the preferred study design in evaluation studies, few used this method.
In an era focused on evidence-based medicine, studies with an RCT design
will be the future challenge for research in the field of orthodontics.

Author Keywords:
bibliometrics, evidence-based medicine, information science, medical
informatics, study design

KeyWords Plus:
DENTISTRY, MEDLINE, QUALITY, TRIALS

Addresses:
Lilja-Karlander L, Malmo Univ, Fac Odontol, Dept Orthodont, SE-20506 Malmo,
Sweden
Malmo Univ, Fac Odontol, Dept Orthodont, SE-20506 Malmo, Sweden

Publisher:
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS, CORT ADELERSGT 17, PO BOX 2562, SOLLI, 0202 OSLO,
NORWAY

IDS Number:
802EH

ISSN:
0001-6357


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