| Ref ID | 487 |
| First Author | J. G. De Buitrago |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION |
| Year Of Publishing | 2013 |
| URL | https://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(14)60634-6/fulltext |
| Keywords |
• Dentistry • Low methodological quality • Searching • Publication bias • Grey literature • Single reviewer • Disclosure • Risk of bias |
| Problem(s) |
• Lack of supplementary searches beyond databases • Language restriction • Grey literature excluded • Poor consideration of publication bias • Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing • Single reviewer / lack of double checking • No quality assessment undertaken or reported |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 1 |
| Aim | To assess the methodological quality (AMSTAR) of systematic reviews published in 3 databases between 1999 and 2013 on the topic of alveolar ridge preservation. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Several areas of deficit were frequent in the included reviews including: Quality assessment or risk of bias not reported Single reviewer / lack of double checking Lack of supplementary searches beyond databases; Language restriction; Grey literature excluded; Poor consideration of publication bias; Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed; Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality; Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 8 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 150 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |