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This book covers some biostatistical methods and several case studies useful to interpret and analyze dental research in the areas of orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders. It will guide practitioners in these fields who would like to interpret research findings or find examples on the design of clinical investigations. After an introduction dealing with the basic issues, the central sections of the textbook are dedicated to the different types of investigations in sight of specific goals researchers may have. The final section contains a recent approach based on nonparametric permutation tests which can be adopted in many practical situations. The field of orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders is emerging as one of the most critical areas of clinical research in dentistry. Due to the complexity of clinical pictures, the multifactorial etiology, and the importance of psychosocial factors in all aspects of the TMD practice, clinicians often find it hard to appraise their modus operandi, and researchers must constantly increase their knowledge in epidemiology and medical statistics. Indeed, proper methodological designs are fundamental to reaching high levels of internal and external validity of findings in this specific area. Author Information Daniele Manfredini DDS, PhD is an assistant professor, TMD Clinic, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Padova, Italy Rosa Arboretti PhD is assistant professor of statistics at the University of Padova, Italy Luca Guarda Nardini MD, DDS is an assistant professor and the director, TMD Clinic, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Padova, Italy Eleonora Carrozzo is a PhD student in managerial engineering in the Department of Management and Engineering at the University of Padua Luigi Salmaso PhD is a professor, Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Italy Table of Contents - Fundamentals
—Daniele Manfredini, Rosa Arboretti, Eleonora Carrozzo, and Luca Guarda-Nardini - Etiology and Epidemiology
—Daniele Manfredini and Luca Guarda-Nardini - Diagnosis and Treatment
—Luca Guarda-Nardini, Rosa Arboretti, and Daniele Manfredini - Literature Reviews
— Daniele Manfredini, Eleonora Carrozzo, and Luca Guards-Nardini - Nonparametric Combination Tests for Dentistry Applications
—Rosa Arboretti, Eleonora Carrozzo, and Luigi Salmaso
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