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Develop your search using a Concept Map

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Develop your search using a Concept Map

• Firstly identify your keywords and place them into a concept map. Concepts are the themes of your topic. This will help you determine your search strategy.

Discuss the role of micro-organisms in the aetiology and pathogenesis of peri-apical disease

Concept 1 Concept 2Micro-organisms Peri-apical disease

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Develop your search using a Concept Map

• Next you need to consider other terms or synonyms that may be used. If you are not sure of the terminology, use related text books or Google to gather a basic understanding of your topic.

Discuss the role of micro-organisms in the aetiology and pathogenesis of peri-apical disease

Concept 1 Concept 2

Micro-organisms Peri-apical disease

Microorganisms Periapical disease

Root canal flora Periapical periodontitis

Endodontic failures Periapical lesions

Bacteria

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Quotation marks “ “ will allow you to search for phrases

Example: “Root canal flora”

Discuss the role of micro-organisms in the aetiology and pathogenesis of peri-apical disease

Concept 1 Concept 2

Micro-organisms “Peri-apical disease”

Microorganisms “Periapical disease”

“Root canal flora” “Periapical periodontitis”

“Endodontic failures” “Periapical lesions”

Bacteria

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Truncation * will retrieve words starting with the word stem directly before *

Example: Endodontic failure* will retrieve results Endodontic failure as well as Endodontic failures

Discuss the role of micro-organisms in the aetiology and pathogenesis of peri-apical disease

Concept 1 Concept 2

Micro-organism* “Peri-apical disease”

Microorganism* “Periapical disease”

“Root canal flora” “Periapical periodontitis”

“Endodontic failure*” “Periapical lesion*”

Bacteri*

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Develop your search using a Concept Map

A question mark ? (referred to as a wildcard) will pickup up words that have variable spelling.

For example “tooth col?or”,

This will pick up both “tooth colour” and “tooth color”.

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Develop your search using a Concept Map

• Your search

Discuss the role of micro-organisms in the aetiology and pathogenesis of peri-apical disease

Concept 1 Concept 2

Micro-organism* “Peri-apical disease”

Microorganism* “Periapical disease”

“Root canal flora” “Periapical periodontitis”

“Endodontic failure*” “Periapical lesion*”

Bacteri*

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