title: Users' guide to the dental literature: how to use an article about prognosis.
abstract: With the growing need for documented efficacy of treatment and efficiency of rendering care, prosthodontists will serve their patients best when they fully understand the intricacies of clinical research and the results reported. This article proposes a structure for evaluating the literature that pertains to prognosis--the prediction of outcomes and frequency of such occurrences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Dentistry, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City 52242, USA. patrick-lloyd@viowa.edu
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lloyd
mesh_terms: D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D018865:Dental Research / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007598:Journalism, Dental / Q000592:standards*; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011379:Prognosis; D011476:Prosthodontics; D012107:Research Design