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Zero event studies in met analysis, in case either including or excluding it. Dose it mean a matter in the final results ?
09 May 2017 7,699 3 View
To calculate an incidence of outcome in one group of patients, either event rate, proportion or percentage can be used to estimate such outcome. When should we use each one ( event rate,...
09 March 2017 5,584 4 View
How can calculate estimated relative risk ?
04 February 2017 4,763 3 View
To assess osseointegration of the dental implant , there are several methods to identify secondary stability of dental implant at different stages. What is the best and more reliable method to...
08 December 2016 8,322 4 View
There are various surgical methods for management of KOTs. Each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages . However, there is no method with zero recurrence rate. What surgical treatment...
08 December 2016 983 4 View
During surgical treatment of condylar fractures, there are various surgical approaches to access the fractures site . each approaches , has a specific inscions and dissection under skin, dose an...
18 November 2016 3,411 2 View
To assess an outcome variable like pain on mouth opening that can assess it using a questionnaire or by clinical examination (objective method). Is it valid to combine subjective and objective...
14 September 2016 2,227 7 View
During the examination of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction, either subjective or objective approaches can be assessing the signs and symptoms of TMDs. Or they depend on the type...
04 July 2016 3,633 6 View
Sometimes , CI is equal or greater than 1, but the P value less than 0,005
06 June 2016 8,186 20 View
To comparing between 2 variables from an case-control studies, In the meta-analysis, what is the most appropriate effect measure should be used to estimate a risk of outcomes variables ?
27 May 2016 3,307 3 View
Both local myalgia and myofascial pain are characterized by pain in jaws, temple , ear or in front of the ear .Also ,pain could be aggravated by jaw movement ,function and parafunction . How to...
09 May 2016 4,528 4 View
As there are multi-software to performing a meta-analysis. Some have the several limitations and advantages over other. Additionally, some software is easy to use while other is complicated....
08 May 2016 4,518 7 View
An Odds Ratio of 3.25 with Confidence Interval, 0.975 to 10.901, P = 0.055. Is it significant or not? Please see the figure in attachment
30 April 2016 9,532 60 View
When is the difference between Standard mean differences and weighted mean differences in the meta-analysis? Are there specific indications for each one ? Additionally, how should we interpret...
24 April 2016 6,972 10 View
To compare between 2 groups regarding any outcomes, there are more effect measures as risk ratio , odds ratio or relative ratio. At what cases, we should use risk ratio and shouldn't use odds...
17 April 2016 3,445 14 View
Development of tachyphylaxis had documented in the peripheral nerve of spinal cord but the peripheral nerve of crainal nerve as inferior alveolar nerve ,don't know about that . Could hyperalgesia...
02 April 2016 8,546 2 View
There are some patients have a resistance to local anesthesia .Although a proper injection techinque is performed ,those patients cant anaesthetized. Are there certain drugs or a milk of camal...
30 March 2016 3,445 17 View
Does the implant failure is a responsibility of dentist ?
17 March 2016 9,107 8 View
The efficacy of botulinum toxin injection in treatment of jaw -closing oromandibular dystonia is well documented in the literature. However, patients with jaw- opening dystonia have little or...
10 March 2016 8,329 3 View
Are there a scientific evidences to clarify why some patients with inflamed pulp might have symptoms whereas others patients are asymptomatic ?
06 March 2016 9,955 7 View
Both are motor disorders causing orofacial abnormal movement . Are there any differences in pathogenesis , diagnosis and treatments ?
24 February 2016 7,241 5 View
There is a scarce in the literature whether the anemia could contributing into profuse bleeding after or during dental extraction. again my question, in those patients we have to take in our mind...
21 February 2016 6,378 15 View
If there was no significant difference ( p value greater than 0.05) and the null is rejecting , is this clinically valid or should it be only statistically valid? in others words, when should the...
12 February 2016 8,643 10 View
Are there certain factors could make the statistical significant ( p value less than 0.05) clinically important as larger sample size or randomized controlled clinical studies?
12 February 2016 9,400 7 View
For example, two treatments could be statistically significantly different, but their clinical effects may irrelevant ?. In this case how should we interpret the results?
12 February 2016 3,216 13 View
I have been doing a meta regression to identify the effect of moderator (follow up period) on estimated effect (Recurrences). the results of covariant are : Metrics :Odd ratio Coefficients :...
22 January 2016 6,883 5 View
I need helps , what is the best and free software to performing moderator analysis and covariate or multivariate ? Please help
16 January 2016 5,121 20 View
Once there are an variables that could effect the results of meta analysis as follow up periods( variations). How can interpreted results of meta regression or do moderator analysis to identify...
15 January 2016 9,615 1 View
Preoperative assessment is important for planning treatment and management for ameloblastoma, keratocystic odonrogenic tumors and odentogenic tumors, because they have a different subsequent...
06 January 2016 9,833 4 View
In MRI, there are some terms so confused as enhancing and non enhancing lesions . Dose this mean an lesion should featured as enhancing and others lesion nonenhancing . Or enhancing mean acute...
04 January 2016 7,961 6 View
Keratocystic odontogenic tumor and ameloblastoma are similar in radiological pictures. the effective preoperative differential diagnosis between these 2 tumors could help surgeons plan treatment...
03 January 2016 3,858 6 View
In tooth bearing areas, non expanded lesions, to make a clinician confirm a diagnosis of KOTs before a definitive treatment has been done. there are certain lesion have some clinical,...
27 December 2015 3,389 5 View
Radiographically, keartocystic odntogenic tumors ( multilocular or multilobular )have a similar radiogrphic image to ameloblastoma, are there a diagnostic radiological features that help to...
20 December 2015 4,473 5 View
Presurgically, as kcot is a benign tumor , we have to manage it drastically.are there reliable diagnostic features ( clinical, radiogrophic ) particularly in dentate patients?
16 December 2015 872 2 View
For dentated patients, to do my best treatment planing to manage this cystic lesion, I have to confirm a diagnosis of keratocystic tumor preoperatively, not to treating it as ordinary cysts, to...
16 December 2015 1,278 4 View
In statistics, to comparing between two interventions and reject or support null hypothesis, they used either p values or confidence intervene to identify significant or non significant. Could...
15 December 2015 8,267 3 View
During treatment of KCOT using either enucleation with or without ajuvant therapy or marsupialization with or without residual cystectomy, some authors advocate that excision of the overlying...
13 December 2015 638 6 View
Carnoys solutions as adjuvant therapy to fix and kill a remnant epithelial cells ,daughter cyst and microcysts as chemical cauterization agent . Some surgeons used it preoperatively whereas others...
13 December 2015 3,056 6 View
Odds ratio of 0.554 was the result of meta analysis of comparing between 2 groups in respect to an outcome. To present this result in an papers, should interpret it to be correlated clinically....
11 December 2015 7,444 5 View
To assess an outcomes between two groups in binary data, are there certain factors influence the choice of Odds ratio, Risk ratio, risk difference and risk reduction in meta analysis? ...
11 December 2015 8,373 4 View
The lower third molar surgery is the most common surgery performed by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. There are various method to do bone guttering or tooth sectioning to facilitate tooth...
11 December 2015 2,467 3 View
To perform a quality assessment of included studies for an meta analysis consist of retrospective studies . There are many tools as Cochrane items, the most reliable tools, but if we apply this...
04 December 2015 8,300 11 View
2 methods to fixate proximal and distal segment either in advancement or setback of mandible to correct dentofacial deformities using lag screws or positioning screws .
10 October 2015 2,468 7 View
In assessing randomized control clinical trials (RCTs) in respect of attrition bias. We have 7 or more cases 1. the RCT mentioned there was dropped out with clearly notification for reasons of...
01 January 1970 7,940 0 View
When treating the pain of the temporomandibular disorders, we should say to treat or to cure the pain of temporomandibular disorders?
01 January 1970 2,542 3 View
