Outcomes reporting in systematic reviews on vital pulp treatment: A scoping review for the development of a core outcome set.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A large number of research reports on vital pulp treatment (VPT) has been published over the last two decades. However, heterogeneity in reporting outcomes of VPT is a significant challenge for evidence synthesis and clinical decision-making.

Objectives

To identify outcomes assessed in VPT studies and to evaluate how and when outcomes are measured. A subsidiary aim was to assess evidence for selective reporting bias in the included studies. The results of this review will be used to inform the development of a core outcome set (COS) for endodontic treatments.

Methods

Multiple healthcare bibliographic databases, including PubMed/MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Web of Science were searched for systematic reviews publi

SUBMITTER: Cushley S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545459 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature