title: Fundamentals in Biostatistics for Research in Pediatric Dentistry: Part I - Basic Concepts.
abstract: The purpose of this report was to provide the reader with some basic concepts in order to better understand the significance and reliability of the results of any article on Pediatric Dentistry. Currently, Pediatric Dentists need the best evidence available in the literature on which to base their diagnoses and treatment decisions for the children's oral care. Basic understanding of Biostatistics plays an important role during the entire Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) process. This report describes Biostatistics fundamentals in order to introduce the basic concepts used in statistics, such as summary measures, estimation, hypothesis testing, effect size, level of significance, p value, confidence intervals, etc., which are available to Pediatric Dentists interested in reading or designing original clinical or epidemiological studies.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Garrocho-Rangel
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Rodríguez
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pozos-Guillén
mesh_terms: D056808:Biostatistics; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry
keywords: Biostatistics; Dental Investigation; Evidence-based Dentistry; Pediatric Dentistry