Allareddy Veerasathpurush, Mungia Rahma, Lee Min Kyeong, Oubaidin Maysaa, Gilbert Gregg H
Professor, Brodie Craniofacial Endowed Chair and Head of Department of Orthodontics, University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry. Director of Specialty Node of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. Chicago, Illinois.
Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, The University of Texas Health San Antonio. Assistant Director of Southwest Region of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. San Antonio, TX.
Semin Orthod. 2025 Jun 30. doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2025.06.009.
Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) are optimal settings for research to be conducted in the real world of clinical practice where the majority of care is provided. In this narrative review, we provide an overview of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (Network), which is one of the largest and most successful Dental PBRNs, and its impact on orthodontics. The Network is currently in its third seven-year round of funding and has conducted 58 studies to date. There are over 8,000 members enrolled in the Network. The largest prospective cohort study on anterior open bites was conducted through the Network. The Network provides resources and opportunities to engage clinicians in practice-based participatory research where clinical studies with direct impact on clinical outcomes are conducted.
基于实践的研究网络(PBRN)是在提供大部分医疗服务的临床实践真实环境中开展研究的理想场所。在这篇叙述性综述中,我们概述了国家基于牙科实践的研究网络(该网络),它是规模最大且最成功的牙科PBRN之一,以及其对正畸学的影响。该网络目前正处于第三个为期七年的资助周期,迄今为止已开展了58项研究。该网络有超过8000名成员注册。关于前牙开(牙合)的最大规模前瞻性队列研究就是通过该网络开展的。该网络提供资源和机会,让临床医生参与基于实践的参与性研究,在此开展对临床结果有直接影响的临床研究。