Critical appraisal of methodological quality of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis in Paediatric Dentistry journals

Jayaraman J 1 , Nagendrababu V 2 , Pulikkotil SJ 2 , Innes NP 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Children's Dentistry & Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Division of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
Int J Paediatr Dent, 2018 Nov;28(6):548-560.
PMID: 30070003 DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12414

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To systematically assess the methodological quality of Systematic Reviews (SRs) and Meta-Analyses (MA) published in Paediatric Dentistry journals and to analyse the relationship between the authors, journals, country, review topic, and the year of publication to the methodological quality of SRs and MA.

DESIGN: Paediatric Dentistry journals ranked in the top five of the h5 index of Google Scholar Metrics were selected. SRs with MA were searched independently by two reviewers using PubMed and Scopus databases until December 2017. Methodological quality was assessed using A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) tool. Statistical significance was set at P 

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