Recommendations - Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas

RESEARCH PAPERS

Basic Sciences, Dental Materials, Medicine and Dentistry, IT technologies, Epidemiologic Studies.

Introduction and objectives: A summary of the general subject and purpose or hypothesis of the study.
Materials and methods: A description of the materials (generic names of drugs and equipment should be used, unless the branding is crucial for the product); methods (including the type of study); Indicate the type of statistical analysis.
Results: Description of the main results of the study; Statistical significance and confidence intervals must be indicated.
Conclusions: Description of conclusions with the answers to the hypothesis made at the beginning of the study. Only findings that are directly justified by the evidence of the study should be included. The need for further studies must be indicated.
Clinical implications: Description of the findings that have clinical implications.
Indication of funding sources (if any).

Introduction and objectives: A summary of the general subject and the purpose or hypothesis of the study.
Materials and methods: A description of the materials (generic names of drugs and equipment should be used, unless the branding is crucial to the product); methods (including the type of study); subjects (major eligibility criteria, number and selection process). Indication of the type of statistical analysis.
Results: report of the main results of the study; Statistical significance and confidence intervals should be stated.
Conclusions: Description of conclusions with the answers to the hypothesis made at the beginning of the study. Only findings that are directly justified by the evidence of the study should be included. The need for further studies must be indicated.
Clinical implications: Indication of the clinical implications of the findings.
Indication of funding sources (if any).

Basic Sciences, Dental Materials, Medicine and Dentistry, IT technologies, Epidemiologic Studies.

Methods: A description of the type of studies reviewed, keywords and search tools, identification of inclusion and exclusion criteria used for their selection and the method by which these were applied. If a description of the materials is required, generic names of drugs and equipment should be used, unless the branding is crucial to the product.
Results: Description of the main results of the studies reviewed, identifying the sources of variability between studies as well as statistical significance and confidence intervals.
Conclusions: Indications of conclusions – should only be included findings that are directly justified by the evidence of the study. The answers to the question posed at the beginning of the review should be presented. The need for further studies must be indicated.
Clinical implications: Description of the influence of the results obtained in clinical practice.
Indication of funding sources (if any).

Introduction and objectives: Summary of the purpose of the literature review, whether the cause (etiology), diagnosis, prognosis, therapy or prevention. Formulation of the initial question (that the review seeks to answer).
Methods: A description of the type of studies reviewed, keywords and search tools, identification of inclusion and exclusion criteria used for their selection and the method by which these were applied.
Results: Description of the main results of the studies reviewed, identifying the sources of variability between studies as well as statistical significance and confidence intervals.
Conclusions: Indications of conclusions – should only be included findings that are directly justified by the evidence of the study. The answers to the question posed at the beginning of the review should be presented. The need for further studies must be indicated.
Clinical implications: Description of the influence of the results obtained in clinical practice.
Indication of funding sources (if any).

Case description: must include the reason for consultation, clinical history with or without relevant antecedents, objective examination of the patient, the diagnostic procedures used, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment performed.
Discussion: reference to the positive and negative aspects of the treatment option(s) of the case(s) and confrontation with the literature published to date.
Conclusion: description of the influence of the results obtained in therapeutic options to be take in future similar cases.
Indication of funding sources (if any).

Introduction and objectives: Author or name of the method or clinic technique(s), literature review number of published cases and / or treated with this method.
Description: A detailed description of the technique applied in the clinical cases presented and comparison between the prognosis and the results obtained.
Conclusion: description of the influence of the results obtained in therapeutic option to be taken in future similar cases.
Clinical implications: Description of the influence of results obtained in clinical practice.
Indication of funding sources (if any).