Critical appraisal of systematic reviews on the effect of a history of periodontitis on dental implant loss

Ref ID 628
First Author C. M. Faggion Jr
Journal JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2013
URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23557434/
Keywords • Dentistry
• Low methodological quality
• Searching
• Low reporting quality
• Publication bias
• Grey literature
Problem(s) • Insufficient literature searches
• Intervention not described / defined
• Grey literature excluded
• Poor consideration of publication bias
• Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Number of systematic reviews included 9
Summary of Findings The overall quality of systematic reviews was not high. Of nine reviews assessed, seven met fewer than 50% of criteria suggested by AMSTAR and R-AMSTAR.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes