Search strategies in systematic reviews in periodontology and implant dentistry

Ref ID 627
First Author C. M. Faggion Jr
Journal JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2013
URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23834263/
Keywords Cochrane
Reproducibility
Grey literature
Dentistry
Searching
Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) Methods not described to enable replication
Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews
Lack of supplementary searches beyond databases
Number of systematic reviews included 146
Summary of Findings Issues, such as “search of grey literature” and “language restriction,” were not fully reported (34% and 50% respectively). The quality of search strategy reporting in Cochrane systematic reviews was better than that of paper-based systematic reviews for seven of the eight criteria assessed.
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