title: [Topics in clinical dentistry. Trends in the Dutch dental literature].
abstract: Aim of the study was to evaluate a method for selecting topics suitable for developing dental clinical practice guidelines in the Netherlands, based on an analysis of Dutch dental journals. A search for dental clinical topics was conducted by analysing Dutch dental journals, magazines and series over the period 1992-1997. The numbers of publications per topic were plotted against the publication years. The number of publications as well as the value of the slope of the linear regression were considered to be indicators of the importance of a topic. 'Dental implants (indication)' had the highest number of publications, followed by 'orthodontic treatment planning' and 'periodontology (indication)'. The topic 'practice hygiene' showed the highest value of the slope of the linear regression, followed by 'TMJ dysfunction' and 'dental implants (indication)'. With this method, it is feasible to detect changes and tendencies in the Dutch dental literature. It permits a selection of clinically relevant topics over a time span. It was concluded that this method may be very useful in the selection of a topic, but should probably be combined with other methods.
authors.affiliation: Vakgroep Cariologie en Endodontologie, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: van der Sanden
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Mettes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grol
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Plasschaert
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Verdonschot
mesh_terms: D015921:Dental Implants / Q000639:trends; D003813:Dentistry / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009426:Netherlands; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000639:trends; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants
vernacular_title: Onderwerpen in de klinische tandheelkunde. Trends in de Nederlandstalige tandheelkundige literatuur.