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Large database management in clinical dental research.
1Department of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, Australia.
Australian Dental Journal
|October 1, 1991
Summary
Powerful personal computers and new database software now enable efficient management and analysis of large clinical dental research databases. This combination simplifies complex data manipulation and statistical analysis for researchers.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Informatics
- Dental Research
- Clinical Data Management
Background:
- Managing large longitudinal clinical dental research databases was historically limited by high software and hardware costs.
- Previous limitations hindered extensive data manipulation and detailed statistical analysis in dental research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the impact of accessible technology on clinical dental research data management.
- To present a cost-effective solution for analyzing large dental databases.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing powerful personal computers.
- Implementing the Scientific Information Retrieval Database Management System (SIR/DBMS).
- Integrating SIR/DBMS with BMDP Statistical Software.
Main Results:
- Enabled extensive and fast data manipulation.
- Required relatively few commands for complex operations.
- Facilitated easy and detailed statistical analyses.
Conclusions:
- The combination of personal computers and SIR/DBMS offers a powerful, cost-effective tool for dental research.
- Researchers can now perform advanced data management and statistical analysis more efficiently.