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- Title
Oral Rehabilitation Outcomes Network--ORONet.
- Authors
Bassi, Francesco; Carr, Alan B.; Ting-Ling Chang; Estafanous, Emad; Garrett, Neal R.; Happonen, Risto-Pekka; Koka, Sreenivas; Laine, Juhani; Osswald, Martin; Reintsema, Harry; Rieger, Jana; Roumanas, Eleni; Salinas, Thomas J.; Stanford, Clark M.; Wolfaardt, Johan
- Abstract
The published literature describing clinical evidence used in treatment decision-making for the management of tooth loss continues to be characterized by a lack of consistent outcome measures reflecting not only clinical performance but also a range of patient concerns. Recognizing this problem, an international group of clinicians, educators, and scientists with a focus on prosthodontics formed the Oral Rehabilitation Outcomes Network (ORONet) to promote strategies for improving health based on comprehensive, patient-centered evaluations of comparative effectiveness of therapies for oral rehabilitation. An initial goal of ORONet is to identify outcome measures for prosthodontic therapies that represent multiple domains with patient relevance, are amenable to utilization in both institutional and practice-based environments, and have established validity. Following a model used in rheumatology, the group assessed the prosthodontic literature, with an emphasis on implant-based therapies, for outcomes related to longevity and functional, psychologic, and economic domains. These systematic reviews highlight a need for further development of standardized outcomes that can be integrated across clinical and research environments.
- Subjects
DECISION making in dentistry; HEALTH outcome assessment; PROSTHODONTICS; PATIENT-centered care; MEDICAL rehabilitation; RHEUMATOLOGY; DENTAL implants; META-analysis; TOOTH loss
- Publication
International Journal of Prosthodontics, 2013, Vol 26, Issue 4, p319
- ISSN
0893-2174
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11607/ijp.3400