Evidence-based dentistry is the use of current best evidence in making decisions about thecare of individual patients. Carrying out evidence-based dentistry requires that the practitionerquestion and think about what they are doing, particularly in this era of expectation thatdentists will keep abreast of new techniques and developments. Information needs to beassessed, and its validity determined. To properly practice EBD means that time must bespent searching and assessing the literature, and information from any source should bequestioned. By formulating a clinical question, carrying out...