Methodological quality and risk-of-bias assessments in systematic reviews of treatments for peri-implantitis

Ref ID	634
First Author	A. Hasuike
Journal	JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH
Year Of Publishing	2019
URL	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/jre.12638?download=true
Keywords	• Dentistry • Low methodological quality • Language • Expertise • Statistical • Observational studies • Risk of bias
Problem(s)	• Language restriction • Inclusion of observational / non-randomised studies • Lack of statistical expertise in handling of quantitative data • Flawed risk of bias undertaken • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • High risk of bias (ROBIS)
Number of systematic reviews included	23
Summary of Findings	All of the included SRs, except one Cochrane review, had low methodological quality as assessed by AMSTAR 2 and high risk of bias as assessed by ROBIS.
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