Develop your search using a Concept Map

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DEN5DPT – Dental Practice Theory
Develop your search using a Concept Map

2. 2La Trobe University
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 2
Micro-organisms Peri-apical disease

3. 3La Trobe University
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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Develop your search using a Concept Map
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

5. 5La Trobe University
Develop your search using a Concept Map
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*

6. 6La Trobe University
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”.

7. 7La Trobe University
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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