About some methodological aspects of research in induced dental movement and of dental resorptions: a proposal of guide and cares for works analysis

Alberto CONSOLARO

One of the main features of scientiic methodology is the detailed description of all experimental conditions especially the used criteria whenever selecting a certain sample or obtaining data. This feature must be applied in every study so that another researcher can repeat the same work, under the same described conditions, and ind the same results in any other part of the world. In addition, this procedure allows data checking and provides more credibility to the results. In science all data must be public and reproducible. Root resorption may be induced and inluenced by several factors such as dental or alveolar crest morphology, crown-root proportion, type of malocclusion, orthodontic technique used, movement extensiveness and others. Therefore, standardizing the sample, detailing the diagnostic or classiication criteria are essential whenever studying a multifatorial phenomenon, such as root resorption. In order to obtain credibility before the scientiic community in a study about this subject a very homogeneous sample is required, as well as a strictly standardized diagnostic strategy and calibrated orthodontic technique. Unfortunately several papers on root resorption, especially concerning orthodontic treatment, are performed in accumulated samples without diagnostic or technique standardizing. Moreover, different clinicians not taking under consideration the need of sample uniformity of important variables usually treat the evaluated patients. In addition, most limitations are never mentioned, revealed or discussed when results are analyzed. The main goal of this paper is to induce some thinking about the subject and to suggest some parameters of analysis when evaluating research studies related to root resorption and biology of orthodontic movement.

Keywords: Dental resorption. Root resorption. Orthodontic movement. Induced tooth movement. Methodology. Methodology of research.

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