Assessment of dental age estimation methods applied to Brazilian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To review the scientific literature of studies on dental age estimation methods applied to Brazilian children.

Methods

A systematic literature review was designed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020136170). Six scientific databases were used as primary search sources (PubMed, Scopus, LILACS, SciELO, Embase and Web of Science) and two databases (Open Grey and Open Thesis) were searched to partially select the "grey literature." Only cross-sectional studies were included. The risk of bias was assessed by means of Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tools for Systematic Reviews. The standardized mean difference (SMD) between the estimated dental and chronol

SUBMITTER: Franco A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7860950 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature