| 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 • Searching • Non-Cochrane reviews • Dentistry |
| Problem(s) |
• Methods not described to enable replication • Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews • Lack of supplementary searches beyond databases |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | New Zealand |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 1 |
| Aim | To perform an overview of literature search strategies (using partial AMSTAR) in systematic reviews published in periodontology and implant dentistry |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| 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. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 146 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 146 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |