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Dr. Michael Glick's editorial in the September issue of JADA, “Distorting, Misrepresenting and Slanting Research Results” (JADA;141[9]:1049–1050), contained an error. He wrote that systematic reviews and meta-analyses have become the foundation for the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines, adding that “[t]hese types of reviews rely solely on published material, which is unfortunate … .” On the contrary, unpublished material consistently is included in reviews conducted by, among others, the Cochrane Collaboration and the Evidence-based Practice Center Program of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Michael Glick's editorial in the September issue of JADA, “Distorting, Misrepresenting and Slanting Research Results” (JADA;141[9]:1049–1050), contained an error. He wrote that systematic reviews and meta-analyses have become the foundation for the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines, adding that “[t]hese types of reviews rely solely on published material, which is unfortunate … .” On the contrary, unpublished material consistently is included in reviews conducted by, among others, the Cochrane Collaboration and the Evidence-based Practice Center Program of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. PERIODONTAL THERAPY AND PRETERM BIRTH, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT NOT LINKED, STUDY FINDSThe Journal of the American Dental AssociationVol. 142Issue 2PreviewPeriodontal therapy in pregnant women does not lower the rate of preterm births or low birth weight (LBW), according to a meta-analysis published in the January issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Full-Text PDF