Effect of prior knowledge about treatment on cephalometric measurements.

Sabarinath PrasadGloria DenottiMauro Farella

Published in: Journal of orthodontics (2022)

Disclosing treatment information does introduce systematic errors in cephalometric measurements. Cephalometric analysis in orthodontic clinical research should be carried out by assessors who are blinded to treatment details, to minimise risk of bias.

Keyphrases

emergency department
clinical trial
patient safety
health information
social media
data analysis
double blind
placebo controlled