title: [Methodology for clinical research in Orthodontics, the assets of the beOrtho website].
abstract: The rules applying to the "evidence-based" methodology strongly influenced the clinical research in orthodontics. However, the implementation of clinical studies requires rigour, important statistical and methodological knowledge, as well as a reliable environment in order to compile and store the data obtained from research. We developed the project "beOrtho.com" (based on orthodontic evidence) in order to fill up the gap between our desire to drive clinical research and the necessity of methodological rigour in the exploitation of its results. BeOrtho website was created to answer the issue of sample recruitment, data compilation and storage, while providing help for the methodological design of clinical studies. It allows the development and monitoring of clinical studies, as well as the creation of databases. On the other hand, we designed an evaluation grid for clinical studies which helps developing systematic reviews. In order to illustrate our point, we tested a research protocol evaluating the interest of the mandibular advancement in the framework of Class II treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Orthodontie de l'Université Victor Segalen de Bordeaux II, 146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France - 32 avenue René Cassagne, 33150 Cenon, France.
authors.forename: Martial
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: 1 rue Claude Boucher, 33300 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thibult
mesh_terms: D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003628:Database Management Systems; D019992:Databases as Topic; D018865:Dental Research / Q000592:standards*; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000601:surgery; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000379:methods; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D013223:Statistics as Topic