Quality assessment of systematic reviews regarding immediate placement of dental implants into infected sites: An overview

Ref ID	312
First Author	O. B. de Oliveira-Neto
Journal	JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
Year Of Publishing	2017
URL	https://www.thejpd.org/article/S0022-3913(16)30455-3/fulltext
Keywords	• Dentistry • Searching • Low reporting quality • Protocols • Low methodological quality • Risk of bias
Problem(s)	• No registered or published protocol • No quality assessment undertaken or reported • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • Insufficient literature searches • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review
Number of systematic reviews included	5
Summary of Findings	Of the 5 included systematic reviews that evaluated the immediate placement of dental implants into infected sites published in multiple databases up to 2015, 3 were low methodological (AMSTAR) quality and 2 were assessed as moderate. The most common deficiencies were a priori protocol; comprehensive literature search; list of excluded studies; quality assessment; and quality assessment incorporated into conclusions.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results?	N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?	Yes