Pediatric dentistry systematic reviews using the GRADE approach: methodological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the reporting of the certainty of the evidence using the GRADE approach in systematic reviews of interventions in pediatric dentistry.

Methods

The inclusion criteria were systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and non-randomized studies of interventions (NRSIs) in pediatric dentistry that reported the certainty of the evidence through the GRADE approach. Paired independent reviewers screened the studies, extracted data, and appraised the methodological quality using the Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR 2) tool. The certainty of the evidence was extracted for each outcome. A descriptive analysis was conducted.

Results

Around 28% of pediatric dentistry reviews of interventions used the GRADE approac

SUBMITTER: Alvarenga-Brant R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11245772 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature