| 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 |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Brazil |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 1 |
| Aim | To assess the methodological quality (AMSTAR) of systematic reviews that evaluated the immediate placement of dental implants into infected sites published in multiple databases up to 2015. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| 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. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 5 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 141 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |