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Published on: 31 Dec 2013 05:03:48 AM GMT
 
Childhood Oral Mucosal Lesions
Posted by Prof. Alessandro L Cavalcanti on 08 Feb 2014 02:36:14 PM GMT Reviewed by WMC Editors

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The paper deals with oral mucosal diseases in children and this is an important issue in pediatric dentistry. The paper is well written and the study is well performed as well. 


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Yes


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    No


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Yes


  • Other Comments:

    The authors emphasize the importance of a proper protocol to evaluate the prevalence of the most common oral mucosal lesions in children.

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:

    None

  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Yes

  • How to cite:  Cavalcanti A L.Childhood Oral Mucosal Lesions [Review of the article 'Most common oral mucosal lesions in children: Prevalence and differential diagnosis ' by Sfasciotti G].WebmedCentral 2014;5(2):WMCRW002962
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Oral Mucosal Lesions in Children
Posted by Dr. William J Maloney on 31 Jan 2014 02:28:26 PM GMT Reviewed by Interested Peers

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    This paper aims to contribute data on the most common oral mucosal diseases in children in terms of prevance and differential diagnosis.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Yes


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    No


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Yes- This would make for a great seminar for oral pathologists and all practicing dentists.


  • Other Comments:

    The authors state that studies have shown a wide variability in the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in different regions of the world. The authors present their methods in a very detailed section. The authors stress the importance of a complete oral examination being an essential part of any dermatological and pediatric examination.

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:

    None

  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Clinical associate professor

  • How to cite:  Maloney W J.Oral Mucosal Lesions in Children[Review of the article 'Most common oral mucosal lesions in children: Prevalence and differential diagnosis ' by Sfasciotti G].WebmedCentral 2014;5(1):WMCRW002929
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