Vijayalakshmi R, Anitha V, Ramakrishnan T, Sudhakar Uma
Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai - 600 095, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2008 Sep;12(3):62-6. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.44097.
Dentists need to make clinical decisions based on limited scientific evidence. In clinical practice, a clinician must weigh a myriad of evidences every day. The goal of evidence-based dentistry is to help practitioners provide their patients with optimal care. This is achieved by integrating sound research evidence with personal clinical expertise and patient values to determine the best course of treatment. Periodontology has a rich background of research and scholarship. Therefore, efficient use of this wealth of research data needs to be a part of periodontal practice. Evidence-based periodontology aims to facilitate such an approach and it offers a bridge from science to clinical practice. The clinician must integrate the evidence with patient preference, scientific knowledge, and personal experience. Most important, it allows us to care for our patients. Therefore, evidence-based periodontology is a tool to support decision-making and integrating the best evidence available with clinical practice.
牙医需要基于有限的科学证据做出临床决策。在临床实践中，临床医生每天都必须权衡大量的证据。循证牙科的目标是帮助从业者为患者提供最佳护理。这是通过将可靠的研究证据与个人临床专业知识和患者价值观相结合来确定最佳治疗方案来实现的。牙周病学有着丰富的研究和学术背景。因此，有效利用这些丰富的研究数据应该成为牙周病治疗实践的一部分。循证牙周病学旨在促进这种方法，它提供了一座从科学到临床实践的桥梁。临床医生必须将证据与患者偏好、科学知识和个人经验相结合。最重要的是，它使我们能够照顾我们的患者。因此，循证牙周病学是一种支持决策并将现有最佳证据与临床实践相结合的工具。
