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dc.contributor.author | Saltaji, H. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cummings, G.G. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Armijo-Olivo, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Major, M.P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Amin, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Major, P.W. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hartling, L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Flores-Mir, C. | - |
dc.contributor.editor | Glanzel, W. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | PLoS One, 2013; 8(9):e74545-1-e74545-12 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/120792 | - |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: To identify all systematic reviews (SRs) published in the domain of oral health research and describe them in terms of their epidemiological and descriptive characteristics. DESIGN: Cross sectional, descriptive study. METHODS: An electronic search of seven databases was performed from inception through May 2012; bibliographies of relevant publications were also reviewed. Studies were considered for inclusion if they were oral health SRs defined as therapeutic or non-therapeutic investigations that studied a topic or an intervention related to dental, oral or craniofacial diseases/disorders. Data were extracted from all the SRs based on a number of epidemiological and descriptive characteristics. Data were analysed descriptively for all the SRs, within each of the nine dental specialities, and for Cochrane and non-Cochrane SRs separately. RESULTS: 1,188 oral health (126 Cochrane and 1062 non-Cochrane) SRs published from 1991 through May 2012 were identified, encompassing the nine dental specialties. Over half (n = 676; 56.9%) of the SRs were published in specialty oral health journals, with almost all (n = 1,178; 99.2%) of the SRs published in English and almost none of the non-Cochrane SRs (n = 11; 0.9%) consisting of updates of previously published SRs. 75.3% of the SRs were categorized as therapeutic, with 64.5% examining non-drug interventions, while approximately half (n = 150/294; 51%) of the non-therapeutic SRs were classified as epidemiological SRs. The SRs included a median of 15 studies, with a meta-analysis conducted in 43.6%, in which a median of 9 studies/1 randomized trial were included in the largest meta-analysis conducted. Funding was received for 25.1% of the SRs, including nearly three-quarters (n = 96; 76.2%) of the Cochrane SRs. CONCLUSION: Epidemiological and descriptive characteristics of the 1,188 oral health SRs varied across the nine dental specialties and by SR category (Cochrane vs. non-Cochrane). There is a clear need for more updates of SRs in all the dental specialties. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Humam Saltaji, Greta G. Cummings, Susan Armijo-Olivo, Michael P. Major, Maryam Amin, Paul W. Major, Lisa Hartling, Carlos Flores-Mir | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) | - |
dc.rights | © 2013 Saltaji et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074545 | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | - |
dc.subject | Biomedical Research | - |
dc.subject | Bibliometrics | - |
dc.subject | Oral Health | - |
dc.subject | Review Literature as Topic | - |
dc.title | A descriptive analysis of oral health systematic reviews published 1991-2012: cross sectional study | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0074545 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Cummings, G.G. [0000-0002-0668-6176] | - |
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