- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review
- Association between nutritional status and children and adolescents' dental caries experiences: an overview of systematic reviews
| Ref ID | 1011 |
| First Author | T.O. Fernandes |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF APPLIED ORAL SCIENCE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10561963/ |
| Keywords |
Nutrition Dentistry Paediatrics Risk of bias Low methodological quality |
| Problem(s) |
Insufficient literature searches Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review Low reporting (PRISMA) quality Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality High risk of bias (ROBIS) No registered or published protocol |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 19 |
| Summary of Findings | Of the 19 included Systematic Reviews (SRs) four studies either did not report perform a Risk of Bias (RoB) assessment or failed, did not use an appropriate tool, or did not report which tool was used. Most SRs reported following the PRISMA checklist but only four had registered their protocol records. Moreover, only three studies reported assessing certainty of evidence by GRADE. The ROBIS assessments showed that that 17 SRs showed “high risk of bias”. The main limitations of the SRs related to 1) the adequacy of the search strategies either because they were insufficient, or were not fully reported, or 2) a lack of discussion of the biases of primary studies in their syntheses as they neither evaluated the risk of bias using appropriate criteria or considered bias in their results/conclusions. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? |