Annual review of selected dental literature: Report of the Committee on Scientific Investigation of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry

This review of current dental literature published in 2004 summarizes articles selected on the basis of new information or important confirmatory results that contribute to the advance of dentistry. In addition to the summary presented, there are comments on the relative strength of the evidence presented in the published reports cited. The quality and validity of the current dental literature is widely variable, and the literature is often misleading or inaccurate. Careful interpretation of scientific information is a requirement for the practicing dentist to remain current and provide state-of-the-art dental care, but is a formidable task.