A critical review of search strategies used in recent systematic reviews published in selected prosthodontic and implant-related journals: Are systematic reviews actually systematic?

Ref ID 202
First Author D. Layton
Journal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS
Year Of Publishing 2017
URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28085971/
Keywords Dentistry
Problem(s) Errors or omissions in search strategy
Insufficient literature searches
Number of systematic reviews included 103
Summary of Findings Of the 103 included systematic reviews of prosthodontic and implants indexed in Medline between January 2013 and May 2016, only 5 met all key search criteria of consulting more than one electronic resource, including more than one searcher, employing a hand search of key journals or reference lists, using both keywords and indexing terms, actively seeking grey literature and no language restrictions.
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? No