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Discussion – Should include a discussion of the results, relating 4.5. Figure captions:
them to the previously presented hypotheses and the most rele- Figure captions should be included on a separate sheet in
vant literature available. The limitations of the work should be the end of the document. Captions should be self-explanatory
identified and target areas for future studies may be suggested. and numbered according to the accompanying technical illus-
Conclusions – Should include a concise list of the main con- tration. Symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters used to label parts
clusions to be drawn from the study. The conclusions should be of a figure should be clearly identified and explained in the
consistent with the objectives and supported by the results. caption. The internal scale and method of staining in photomi-
crographs should be identified.
c) Clinical case report – It should be organized as follows:
Introduction – Should include a brief review of the literature 5. Figures
relevant to the problem in question and references to the vari- Do not place the figures in the manuscript within the body
ous methods of treatment available. of the article. All figures should be provided in separate files in
Case report – Should include a description of the patient (age, JPEG or TIFF format at 300 dpi. Whenever possible, figures
gender, etc.), pathology encountered, and possible medical or should be provided with a 4:3 aspect ratio. For your reference,
dental history. The different treatment methods available should each figure saved with the correct definition should be at least
be briefly described, and the method used should be justified 700 MB. Composite figures should be avoid whenever possible.
and fully described. The results of the treatment and length of All figures should be cited in the text and numbered in the
follow-up should be presented. respective order. Whenever letters, numbers, and symbols are
Discussion and Conclusions – Should include remarks on the used, their size and proportion should be clear enough to be
advantages and disadvantages presented by the method of legible. If a figure has been published previously, the original
treatment followed, as well as contraindications, if any. If the source must be identified and included in the list of references.
text is a mere repetition of the previous sections, the Discussion To comply with authors’ rights regulations, the reproduction of
and Conclusions section should be omitted. pictures, figures, or graphics from other publications must have
prior authorization from the copyright holders, author/editor.
d) Clinical innovation – Description of original device design, The signed authorization should be uploaded in the submission
implementation of an innovation approach to a clinical proce- process. Permission is required independently of the ownership,
dure, or development of a digital health solution. These should except for public documents.
be submitted with an Introduction (including background and
objectives), Methods (how the intervention was designed, imple- 6. Acknowledgments
mented and evaluated), Results (what actually happened, qual- Only persons and/or institutions that have allowed the ex-
itative or quantitative or both), Discussion (limitations, reflection ecution or provided input to the work should be acknowledged.
on what was learned), Conclusions (what can be useful for others, Funding sources, if any, should be mentioned in this section.
or what needs further research). Acknowledgment should be submitted in a separate file, so the
identity of the authors is not revealed to the reviewers.
4.3. Bibliography:
References in the text, tables, and captions should be identified 7. Supplementary files (appendices)
by Arabic numerals placed in parentheses and superscript. The In certain cases, and after consideration, all materials that
numbering should correspond to the order of citation in the text. are too large, like tables or tools for data recovery, can be placed
All references must be cited in the text, and all references cited in at the Journal’s site for consultation, being referred to as sup-
the text must appear on the list of references. Reference to ab- plementary material. (These documents should not have any
stracts, Internet sites, or any other unpublished material should be reference to the author’s identity in order to avoid their identi-
avoided. The references should be presented according to the fication during the reviewing process.)
“Standards for the submission of manuscripts to be published in
biomedical journals” of the International Committee of Medical
Journal Editors (Vancouver Group ). Journal titles should be abbre- ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
viated according to the treatment given in Index Medicus. The Dig-
ital Object Identifier (DOI) must be included whenever available. Protection of human and animal subjects. When describing
experiments that have been carried out on human beings, it
Example of the format to follow in references to articles published must be mentioned that the procedures followed are in accor-
in journals: Neves CN, Costa J, Nepomuceno L, Madeira A, Portugal dance with the ethical guidelines of the committee responsible
J, Bettencourt A, et al. Microhardness and flexural strength after for human research (institutional or regional) and with the
chemical aging of chlorhexidine delivery systems based on acrylic World Medical Association and the Helsinki Declaration. When
resin. Rev Port Estomatol Med Dent Cir Maxilofac. 2019;60:104- 10. experiments on animals are described, the text must mention
doi: 10.24873/j.rpemd.2019.10.458 whether the rules of an institution or international research
Example of the format to follow in references to chapters in books: council or a national regulatory law on the care and use of lab-
Marshall SJ. Dental amalgam – Structures and properties. In: oratory animals have been followed. An approval from an ethics
Anusavice KJ editor. Phillips’ Science of Dental Materials. 10th ed. committee, or an institutional review board, must be obtained
Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company, 1996. p. 361 -85. and mentioned in the manuscript body.
Confidentiality of data. The authors are responsible for fol-
4.4. Tables: lowing the protocols established by their respective health cen-
All tables must be mentioned in the text and then presented on ters to access data from medical records to write a paper for
a separate sheet in the end of the document. Tables should be for- research/disclosure purposes for the community and, thus,
matted with double space, numbered with Arabic numerals accord- must declare that they have complied with this requirement.
ing to the order of citation in the text, and accompanied by a title and Right to privacy and informed consent. The author must ensure
subtitle. Each table in the manuscript should be able to stand alone that the requirement of having informed all the patients enrolled
and be interpreted without consulting the text of the manuscript. in the study has been met and that they have a document signed