In the Guest Editorial, "Evidence-based Practice in Dentistry:Benefit or Hindrance" (
Chiappelli et al., J Dent Res 82:67,2003[Free Full Text]
), the authors would like to clarify the last sentencein response to a query from a reader. That section of the papershould read: "...the authors concluded that the prevalence ofdry mouth was consistently lower in outpatients, whereas burningmouth was lower in hospitalized patients."