| Ref ID | 299 |
| First Author | S. Incerti Parenti |
| Journal | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://academic.oup.com/ejo/article-abstract/42/5/483/5554856?redirectedFrom=fulltext |
| Keywords |
• Dentistry • Risk of bias • Disclosure • Low methodological quality • Low reporting quality • Protocols • Single reviewer |
| Problem(s) |
• No registered or published protocol • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Single reviewer / lack of double checking • Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported • Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Italy |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 2 |
| Aim | To assess the methodological quality (AMSTAR 2) of systematic reviews of the use of mandibular advancement devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea published up to 3rd June 2019. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | All included systematic reviews had more than one critical flaw in AMSTAR2, so their methodological quality was rated as critically low. The most common issues included non-registration of study protocol, absence of list of excluded studies, no acknowledgment of funding of included studies, no impact of risk of bias on systematic reviews results or interpretation and discussion of results, and data extraction not in duplicate. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 10 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 149 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |