Biomaterial Database

Current products and practice. How to create and manage a regional orthognathic database. 2007

S Deacon, and N E Atack, and S Clark, and C N Mitchell

South West Cleft, Unit, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol BS16 1LE, UK. Scott.Deacon@bristol.ac.uk

This is a report on the use of a regional database of patients undergoing orthognathic treatment in the South West of England. The benefits and difficulties of using a regional database are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009970	Orthodontics	A dental specialty concerned with the prevention and correction of dental and oral anomalies (malocclusion).
D003625	Data Collection	Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.	Data Collection Methods,Dual Data Collection,Collection Method, Data,Collection Methods, Data,Collection, Data,Collection, Dual Data,Data Collection Method,Method, Data Collection,Methods, Data Collection
D003628	Database Management Systems	Software designed to store, manipulate, manage, and control data for specific uses.	Data Base Management Systems,Management System, Data Base,Management Systems, Data Base,System, Data Base Management,Systems, Data Base Management,Database Management System
D004739	England	A part of Great Britain within the United Kingdom.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016208	Databases, Factual	Extensive collections, reputedly complete, of facts and data garnered from material of a specialized subject area and made available for analysis and application. The collection can be automated by various contemporary methods for retrieval. The concept should be differentiated from DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC which is restricted to collections of bibliographic references.	Databanks, Factual,Data Banks, Factual,Data Bases, Factual,Data Bank, Factual,Data Base, Factual,Databank, Factual,Database, Factual,Factual Data Bank,Factual Data Banks,Factual Data Base,Factual Data Bases,Factual Databank,Factual Databanks,Factual Database,Factual Databases
D016247	Information Storage and Retrieval	Organized activities related to the storage, location, search, and retrieval of information.	Information Retrieval,Data Files,Data Linkage,Data Retrieval,Data Storage,Data Storage and Retrieval,Information Extraction,Information Storage,Machine-Readable Data Files,Data File,Data File, Machine-Readable,Data Files, Machine-Readable,Extraction, Information,Files, Machine-Readable Data,Information Extractions,Machine Readable Data Files,Machine-Readable Data File,Retrieval, Data,Storage, Data
D016494	Computer Security	Protective measures against unauthorized access to or interference with computer operating systems, telecommunications, or accompanying data; especially the modification, deletion, destruction, or release of data in computers. It includes methods of forestalling interference by computer viruses or computer hackers aiming to compromise stored data.	Computer Viruses,Data Protection,Data Security,Compromising of Data,Computer Hackers,Computer Worms,Cyber Security,Cybersecurity,Data Encryption,Information Protection,Computer Hacker,Computer Virus,Computer Worm,Data Compromising,Data Encryptions,Encryption, Data,Encryptions, Data,Hacker, Computer,Hackers, Computer,Protection, Data,Protection, Information,Security, Computer,Security, Cyber,Security, Data,Virus, Computer,Viruses, Computer,Worm, Computer,Worms, Computer
D030881	Disclosure	Revealing of information, by oral or written communication.	Financial Disclosure,Information Disclosure,Disclosure, Financial,Disclosure, Information,Disclosures, Financial,Financial Disclosures