Tehran University of Medical Sciences Frontiers in Dentistry 2676-296X 11 3 2014 06 15 310 8 Raha Habib Agahi Dentist, Private Practice, Department of Oral Medicine, Kerman Dental School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Nader Navabi Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Kerman Dental School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Arash Shahravan Associated Professor, Kerman Oral and Dental Research Centre, Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Amirreza Ghassemi Dentist, Private Practice, Department of Oral Medicine, Kerman Dental School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences. 2015 10 16 Considering the importance of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in the evidence-based approach, the objective of this study was critical appraisal of reporting RCTs in Iranian dental journals.After adequate searching, 113 RCT articles published during 2003-2010 were reviewed for quality of reporting with the CONSORT scale. The quality of each paper was assessed on 20.Although statistical analysis was described in 93.8%, acceptable methods for randomization and blinding were found in only 8% and 11.5% of the papers, respectively. Reasons for withdrawal were also given in just 20.4% of the articles.This study revealed that the quality of reporting RCTs in Iranian dental journals does not meet the recommended standards generally and needs to be improved. https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/article/view/452 https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/article/download/452/428