| Ref ID | 178 |
| First Author | S. Mickenautsch |
| Journal | INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL |
| Year Of Publishing | 2011 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21851349/ |
| Keywords |
• Dentistry • Risk of bias • Error |
| Problem(s) |
• Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies • Flawed risk of bias undertaken |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | South Africa |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 1 |
| Aim | To assess the reporting (QUOROM) and methodological (AMSTAR) quality of systematic reviews in minimum intervention in dentistry published across 5 databases up to November 2010. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Whilst the AMSTAR quality was good, none of the 11 included systematic reviews judged quality of the included trials to assess whether selection bias was present. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 11 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 119 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |