Medical & Health Sciences

The Systematic Review initiative for Evidence-based Minimum Intervention in Dentistry (SYSTEM): activities 2012/13

In 2012, the Systematic Review initiative for Evidence-based Minimum Intervention

Validity of sealant retention as surrogate for caries prevention – a systematic review [protocol]

REVIEW QUESTION: The objective of this quantitative systematic review is to appra

SYSTEM Research note on: the modified Ottawa method for updating systematic reviews

BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews aim to answer clearly formulated questions by usin

SYSTEM Research note on: the association of lack of adequate allocation concealment with effect-size overestimation

OBJECTIVE: To test the null hypothesis that clinical dental trials with adequate

Quality of English literature reviews concerning longevity of direct posterior restorations in permanent teeth – a systematic review of reviews [Protocol]

REVIEW AIM: The aim of this systematic review is to appraise the quality of exist

SYSTEM Research note on: Observed differences between dichotomous outcome measures

CONTEXT: The dichotomous outcome of a clinical intervention may be defined as suc

SYSTEM Research note on: Initial observations of diagnostic accuracy concerning quantitative testing for selection bias in RCTs - II

CONTEXT: Selection bias interferes with the internal validity of clinical trials

SYSTEM Research note on: An attempt to quantify degrees of beliefs concerning the precision and internal validity of systematic review conclusions

CONTEXT: Systematic review evidence provides best justification for specific beli

SYSTEM Research note on: Using formal logic for illustrating coherence of systematic review evidence

CONTEXT: Clinical knowledge, as any other type of knowledge, can be regarded as j

Failure rate of atraumatic restorative treatment using high-viscosity glass-ionomer cement: a systematic review update - III

BACKGROUND: This 3rd systematic review update includes evidence from further Chin

Failure rate of atraumatic restorative treatment using high-viscosity glass-ionomer cement - a systematic review update - II

BACKGROUND: This further systematic review update includes evidence from Chinese

ERRATUM: Failure rate of atraumatic restorative treatment using high-viscosity glass-ionomer cement

The following errors have been identified for: Mickenautsch S, Yengopal V. Failur

SYSTEM Research note on: Initial observations of diagnostic accuracy concerning quantitative testing for selection bias in RCTs

CONTEXT: Selection bias interferes with the internal validity of clinical trials

Failure rate of atraumatic restorative treatment using highviscosity glass-ionomer cement: systematic review update

BACKGROUND: Atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) is a minimally invasive proced

SYSTEM Research note on: A simulation method to test for potential accuracy of a selection bias test for RCTs

CONTEXT: Selection bias interferes with the internal validity of clinical trials

Failure rate of atraumatic restorative treatment using highviscosity glass-ionomer cement compared to conventional amalgam restorative treatment in primary and permanent teeth

This protocol has been registered with the International Prospective Register for

SYSTEM Research note on: Assessing attrition bias risk

CONTEXT: Systematic reviews of clinical trials need to assess the risk of attriti

SYSTEM Research note on: Assessing publication bias

CONTEXT: Systematic reviews aim to assess precision and internal validity of the

SYSTEM Research note on: Recognizing statistical in-between-trials heterogeneity

CONTEXT: Quantitative systematic reviews need to consider clinical, methodologica

ATRAUMATIC RESTORATIVE TREATMENT (ART) – FACTORS AFFECTING SUCCESS

The success of tooth restorations rendered according to principles of the Atrauma

FACTORS INHIBITING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ATRAUMATIC RESTORATIVE TREATMENT APPROACH IN PUBLIC ORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN GAUTENG PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

Objective: To investigate potential barriers to the utilisation of the ART approa

SUGAR-FREE CHEWING GUM AND DENTAL CARIES – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Objective: To appraise existing evidence for a therapeutic / anti-cariogenic effe

Utilization of the ART approach in a group of public oral health operators in South Africa: a 5-year longitudinal study

Background: A significant increase in the proportion of restorations to the numbe

Systematic reviews, systematic error and the acquisition of clinical knowledge.

Background: Since its inception, evidence-based medicine and its application thro

Demineralization of hard tooth tissue adjacent to resin-modified glass-ionomers and composite resins: a quantitative systematic review

Abstract: The purpose of this systematic review was to quantitatively find out wh

Caries-preventive effect of glass ionomer and resin-based fissure sealants on permanent teeth: An update of systematic review evidence

Background: This article constitutes a partial update of the original systematic

Absence of carious lesions at margins of glass-ionomer cement and amalgam restorations: An update of systematic review evidence

Background: This article aims to update the existing systematic review evidence e

Coherence of evidence from systematic reviews as a basis for evidence strength - a case study in support of an epistemological proposition

Background: This article aims to offer, on the basis of Coherence theory, the epi

Research gaps identified during systematic reviews of clinical trials: glass-ionomer cements

Background: To report the results of an audit concerning research gaps in clinica

Retention Loss of Resin Based Fissure Sealants - a Valid Predictor for Clinical Outcome?

Purpose: The null-hypothesis that retention loss of resin fissure sealants predic