Research Article

Design and Evaluation of Web-Based Dental Implant Registry (DIR) for Better Clinical Outcomes

Table 1

Objectives of DIR along with CVR and midpoint values.

ObjectivesCVRAccepted or deletedMid-point

ObservationalReport the treatment’s side effects14.81
Track the positive or negative process of dental implant treatment0.664.22
Follow the treatment’s results based on different brands0.664.29
Monitor the survival/success of implants0.834.55
Comparison of the survival/success rates of implants0.834.29

ManagerialRecognize the types of complications and risks after dental implant treatment0.664.18
Evaluate biological and mechanical complications0.664.03
Prevention and reduction of implant complications and complaints0.664.22
24-Hour access to patient information and records, 7 days a week0.664.11
Radiographic documentation0.834.44
Improve communication between patients and therapists0.16
Improve patient satisfaction0.5

ResearchEpidemiological research0.664.29
Provide information for research0.834.4
Participate in multicenter studies0.834.37
Provide action-based evidence14.48
Predict implant failure0.33
Assist in the development of national guidelines0.5

ClinicalEvaluation of clinical advantages of different types of dental implant systems0.664.29
Clinical evaluation of dental implant systems0.834.4
Investigate the effect of age, sex, and place of implant treatment on implant failure0.834.37
Follow-up and monitoring of diseases affecting the outcome of treatment14.66
Comparison of different treatments or methods in implant treatment0.664.37
Regular follow-up and monitoring of patients0.834.62

EpidemiologicalPrevalence and complications of dental implants0.664.29
Evaluation of risk factors in peri-implantitis0.834.4

: acceptance of objective; : rejection of objective; —: not earning CVR points and elimination of objective.