The School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Clin Oral Implants Res. 2021 Jun;32(6):659-671. doi: 10.1111/clr.13743. Epub 2021 Mar 31.
This critical review is aimed to investigate the current status of qualitative research in dental implant research and to explore the quality of available information.
A systematic search was done on the journal databases to identify dental implant research articles that used qualitative methodology during 2006 and 2020. The resulting articles were appraised against the checklist offered by the Critical Appraisal Skills programme (CASP) tool. Also, the theories evolved from the research were reviewed to understand the value of this methodology in dental implant research.
Twenty-five (25) articles out of the 8,421 original results were identified as using qualitative methodology. The researchers have sought to identify the views of patients about tooth loss, dental implants, and the information they receive from dental professionals, and views of the dentists about dental implant practice. The review found that there were few inconsistencies in the quality of such research especially the qualitative data analysis.
The quantity of qualitative research in dental implants remains low; however, the quality has improved in the past two decades. Despite these improvements, there is still a lack of research in understanding both patients' and dentists' views on dental implant procedures and management.
本批判性评价旨在调查牙种植体研究中定性研究的现状，并探索现有信息的质量。
在期刊数据库中进行了系统检索，以确定在 2006 年至 2020 年间使用定性方法的牙种植体研究文章。根据批判性评估技能计划（CASP）工具提供的清单对这些文章进行了评估。此外，还回顾了研究中发展起来的理论，以了解这种方法在牙种植体研究中的价值。
在 8421 篇原始研究结果中，有 25 篇被确定为使用定性方法。研究人员试图了解患者对牙齿缺失、牙种植体以及他们从牙科专业人员那里获得的信息的看法，以及牙医对牙种植体实践的看法。审查发现，这种研究的质量，特别是定性数据分析方面，存在一些不一致之处。
牙种植体的定性研究数量仍然较少；然而，在过去二十年中，其质量有所提高。尽管有这些改进，但对于理解患者和牙医对牙种植程序和管理的看法的研究仍然不足。
