Risk of bias assessment of systematic reviews regarding dental implant placement in smokers: An umbrella systematic review

Ref ID 313
First Author O. B. de Oliveira-Neto
Journal JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
Year Of Publishing 2018
URL https://www.thejpd.org/article/S0022-3913(18)30076-3/fulltext
Keywords Protocols
Dentistry
Pre-specification
Searching
Problem(s) High risk of bias (ROBIS)
Insufficient literature searches
Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria
No registered or published protocol
Number of systematic reviews included 6
Summary of Findings 83% (5/6) included systematic reviews on dental implant placement in smokers had a risk of bias (high or unclear) according to ROBIS. Key areas of concern were lack of a priori protocol, insufficient literature searches; and ambiguous eligibility criteria.
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? Yes