Quality Assessment of Systematic Reviews of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis Surgical Treatment Outcomes

Ref ID 691
First Author V.S. Kattimani
Journal JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY DENTAL PRACTICE
Year Of Publishing 2020
URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32434984/
Keywords • Surgery
• Dentistry
• Grey literature
• Protocols
Problem(s) • No registered or published protocol
• Grey literature excluded
Article Type Empirical
Article Subtype Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review
First Author Country India
Checklists • AMSTAR 1
Aim To assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews of temporomandibular joint ankylosis management.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
Summary of Findings None of the included reviews were registered or published a protocol and none mentioned a search for unpublished literature.
Number of systematic reviews included 6
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed 1507