Hegemony of economic values in conducting clinical trials with a placebo-control group to investigate the treatment of periodontitis in lower-middle-income countries

This article analyzes the bioethical implications of using a control/placebo group when conducting clinical trials (CTs) investigating the treatment of periodontitis. For this, the deductive method was used, proposing the interrelation of values, and a scoping systematic review was carried out. A to...