Formulating a Question
The model used to help formulate the clinical question
What is PICO?
A boolean operator that looks for both search terms in an article
What is AND?
This pyramid (called?) has RCTs & systematic reviews at the top followed by lower levels of evidence such as cohort & case controlled studies...
What is the hierarchy or 'pyramid' of evidence?
These tools allow me to refine my search results to only show specific article types, results published within a specified time frame, and results published in specified languages, among other options.
What are filters?
What is the best method that dentists can use to identify early carious lesions?
What is a diagnosis questions?
A type of question that fulfills a knowledge gap.
What is Background question?
Used to find variations of a word
What is truncation?
The lowest level of evidence on the hierarchy pyramid
What are expert opinion and/or editorials?
This results filter arranges search results in an order of relevance
What is "best fit"?
How long will a dental implant last in an adult patient with no periodontal disease?
What is a prognosis question?
A question that is asked in order to make clinical decisions.
What is Foreground question?
Type of term used for a quick search.
What is a keyword?
A study in which the participants are divided by chance into separate groups that compare different treatments or other interventions.
What is a randomized control trial?
This effective PubMed tool allows you to quickly find higher evidence clinical trials and systematic reviews that are helpful in making patient care decisions.
What is PubMed Clinical Queries?
Are teenagers who frequently drink soda at risk for developing dental caries?
What is an etiology/harm question?
Population
What is the P in PICOT?
A database that provides dental-specific pharmacology and clinical information
What is Lexi-Comp for Dentistry?
A type of observational study that sample groups of people who share a defining characteristic, typically those who experience a common activity or possess common attributes
What is a cohort study?
The shorthand "MeSH" stands for this full name of the index controlled vocabulary by which PubMed citations are indexed for MEDLINE.
What is Medical Subject Headings?
Should teenagers and young adults with asymptomatic impacted wisdom teeth have them removed?
What is a therapy question?
The fundamental characteristic of a good clinical question
What is answerable?
The metasearch tool was created to search across several sources of evidence all at once
What is the TRIP Database?
These reviews of the literature aim for highest level of evidence and require reproducible searches & detailed documentation
What are systematic reviews?
Once you've found a relevant citation, this tool allows you to find additional articles on the same topic with a single click.
What is "similar articles?"
What are the recommendations regarding oral cancer exams for dental patients?
What is a screening question?