biostudies-literatureAlvarenga-Brant RFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas GeraisConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e TecnológicoCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorPró-Reitoria de Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais787https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11245772biostudies-literatureUnknown24(1)<h4>Background</h4>To assess the reporting of the certainty of the evidence using the GRADE approach in systematic reviews of interventions in pediatric dentistry.<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>Around 28% of pediatric dentistry reviews of interventions used the GRADE approacBMC oral healthPediatric dentistry systematic reviews using the GRADE approach: methodological study.PMC11245772APQ-00323-17001Campos JRAlvarenga-Brant RSouza-Oliveira ACPovoa-Santos LStefani CMPereira AGDe Luca Canto GNotaro SQMartins-Pfeifer CCfalsePediatric dentistry systematic reviews using the GRADE approach: methodological study.<h4>Background</h4>To assess the reporting of the certainty of the evidence using the GRADE approach in systematic reviews of interventions in pediatric dentistry.<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>Around 28% of pediatric dentistry reviews of interventions used the GRADE approac2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Jul2025-04-18T21:44:05.684Z2025-02-19T02:34:18.081ZS-EPMC112457723900348010.1186/s12903-024-04542-w