Use of digital periodontal data to compare periodontal treatment outcomes in a practice-based research network (PBRN): a proof of concept.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scientific studies in dentistry are mainly conducted at universities. However, most patients are treated in dental practices, which differ in many ways from treatment at the university. Through the establishment of practice-based research networks, however, it is also possible to examine studies in a real-world setting in dental practices. For this reason the aim of this non-interventional, observational study was to develop and evaluate a digital procedure to access, extract and analyse recorded clinical data in practices to assess periodontal treatment outcomes.

Methods

Participating periodontists were former or active postgraduate students of a master's course in periodontics in Freiburg who routinely used a digital periodontal diagnostic program. All available

SUBMITTER: Peikert SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594469 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature