Systematic reviews in orthodontics: Impact of the PRISMA for Abstracts checklist on completeness of reporting

Ref ID 720
First Author J. Vasquez-Cardenas
Journal AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
Year Of Publishing 2019
URL https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.05.009
Keywords Abstract / summary
Dentistry
Error
Problem(s) Errors in systematic review abstracts or plain language summaries
Number of systematic reviews included 389
Summary of Findings Overall score was 53.39%. Lowest PRISMA-A adherence was for protocol registration details; funding and conflicts of interest; strengths and limitations; synthesis of results and risk of bias. abstracts with.5 authors published in Cochrane reviews after 2014 had significantly higher completeness of reporting scores.
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