| Ref ID | 844 |
| First Author | A.F.A. Barbosa |
| Journal | LASERS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2022 |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10103-022-03569-1 |
| Keywords |
• Low methodological quality • Language • Dentistry • Grey literature • Protocols |
| Problem(s) |
• Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies • Language restriction • Grey literature excluded • No registered or published protocol |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Brazil |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 2 |
| Aim | To evaluate and synthesize the evidence from the individual reviews that evaluated the efficacy of PDT therapy in root canal disinfection by undertaking an umbrella review. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From 6 systematic reviews of photodynamic therapy for root canal disinfection in endodontics indexed across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, BVS, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Embase, and Epistemonikos, from inception to July 2021. Six systematic reviews were included in the umbrella review and all of them were graded as critically low methodological quality (AMSTAR 2). Most of the included studies did not perform a protocol registration; five reviews included only studies published in English; none of them performed a literature search in grey literature; none of the systematic reviews established the use of a control group with Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 6 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 84 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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