[Technology and progress in scientific information systems]

The development of modern information technology has brought about dramatic changes in the field of auxiliary instruments for scientific research, and by the same token, for research in dentistry. In the context of data acquisition literature data bases play an important part; in the evaluation of data emphasis is being placed on data bases, improved online measuring techniques and statistical systems. Text and graphics programs may facilitate and improve the mediation of scientific results. The value of expert systems for establishing diagnoses seems highly questionable.