An AMSTAR assessment of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of oral healthcare interventions published in the Journal of Applied Oral Science (JAOS)

Ref ID 82
First Author P. Sequeira-Byron
Journal JOURNAL OF APPLIED ORAL SCIENCE
Year Of Publishing 2011
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3984188/pdf/jaos-19-05-0440.pdf
Keywords Protocols
Transparency
Dentistry
Publication bias
Heterogeneity
Pre-specification
Low reporting quality
Low methodological quality
Single reviewer
Problem(s) No registered or published protocol
Search strategy not provided
Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria
Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided
Single reviewer / lack of double checking
Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity
Poor consideration of publication bias
Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Number of systematic reviews included 4
Summary of Findings Of the four included systematic reviews of oral healthcare published in the Journal of Applied Oral Science between 2003 and 2009, three were rated as low AMSTAR quality. Few of the reviews adequately satisfied criteria.
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