Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews in leading orthodontic journals: a quality paradigm?

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First Author P. S. Fleming
Journal THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS
Year Of Publishing 2013
URL https://watermark.silverchair.com/cjs016.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAq4wggKqBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggKbMIIClwIBADCCApAGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMAD0ok8QqOf0GaumdAgEQgIICYdz18-zKTAwMgOkARNsBEo0ckaGJY38sDht7LKKL8T7QaqecgoTN8IYsGwOwk2EO5LS-jf8syFxniq2k4S2mq26iaq5nQ0UumbGR7SxHz3PEGuMjmoKCDl_hXKpPMY85XG0MItrSPpGUgyBQVFB3UmCTeLasEZsh03omgHUTTNdQsofWH637dtZglH5h5nYICIXwz6hFwUWKQHdPPgU4GyYVKBZSc8LRxiIkNbdsKDx9XZPIuRCrNKTnSrHbQ5T6lrFyl7ajv6IkOLgvtyGe9h8qCdXj771BSYBd1-cv8V6BEG6V0ZGzOLo4skBYRJe2D4Ks_3URLH8Qoj6Jk8wHE5MYJWjLu0Hj1Ha7DopJroNl8s2t1iApL5tDgYFOMnrkb57Pk_qmeIcEO5LriaCqQ7s_xidtoNZZMF4YRfFPOwmvzQz0o9Ufrw-kwqepsc3GJehiJ-IiElfOFFQuTeYByhz9LRWsvjKbHnonzBDB7vJuBVrwdOyzYSNmpt3e7BE-jCcX4Hs681BgNg6gyq9S4OaOWjlL1lpvYnHPF-Ad1owc3aAs0eDn-PHvcWIYoQ1o4YaHyHSApcBvt4IAO28lCLx1p7KlOgebYmda4BRsHQhcB3kMo51vMgyI6-BGPV-1CITU0tp972uxHkcT_oync2nQ_-JdCcPdgTr2w6wDUvpfZ824J1mmIWoaaY2oX6Lw72ns_gpvFY-MzHAQtqYoGNcuJqhsqN3VGyCRAjBko2GisNQLiVZ3NVP8J_r5ReojgbM1s5rCB08mIwjRhx8VlWJ9xhvYOVqLKajHmhUCwGsFYA
Keywords Cochrane
Dentistry
Non-Cochrane reviews
Low methodological quality
Problem(s) Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Number of systematic reviews included 109
Summary of Findings The overall AMSTAR score for the 109 included Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews in orthodontics was 6.2 with 21.1% of reviews satisfying 9 or more of the 11 criteria. A similar prevalence of poor reviews (22%) was also noted. Multiple linear regression indicated that reviews published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ( P < 0.01); and involving meta-analysis ( β = 0.50, 95% confidence interval 0.72, 2.07, P < 0.001) showed greater concordance with AMSTAR.
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? No