Submited on: 01 Oct 2010 09:55:55 AM GMT
Published on: 30 Sep 2010 05:08:36 PM GMT
 
Screening Test for Metal Identification in Prosthetic Dentistry
Posted by Dr. William J Maloney on 13 Feb 2014 07:45:56 PM GMT Reviewed by Interested Peers

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

    The aim of this paper is to describe a simple analytical technique to quickly identify a dental alloy.


  • 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 be a great seminar for a group of experienced dentists.


  • Other Comments:

    This is a very interesting article which describes a simple technique to identify the metallic composition of a particular dental prosthesis. Very useful tests are described to identify gold, platinum, cobalt, copper, and nickle. This knowledge of the metal composition might be needed in some cases for future treatment.

  • 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.Screening Test for Metal Identification in Prosthetic Dentistry[Review of the article 'Screening Test for Metal Identification in Prosthetic Dentistry ' by Schmidli F].WebmedCentral 2011;5(2):WMCRW002980
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first review
Posted by Dr. Jefferson R Pereira on 27 Nov 2011 10:48:05 PM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? No
3 Is this a new and original contribution? No
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? No
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? No
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? No
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? No
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? No
  • Other Comments:

    The manuscript is poor. The authors ahould organize better your ideas.

    Tha materials and methods should be complete, any resercher should be done the same work in any part of the world.

    Threre are no discussion of the resuls

  • 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:

    I have been worked with dental materials.

  • How to cite:  Pereira J R.first review[Review of the article 'Screening Test for Metal Identification in Prosthetic Dentistry ' by Schmidli F].WebmedCentral 2011;2(11):WMCRW001166
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