12 December 2024 : Meta-Analysis
Reliability of Extraoral Scanners in Capturing 3D Geometry for Dental Prostheses: A Systematic Review
Nasser M. Alqahtani ABCDEFG 1*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946470
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e946470
Table 3 Quality assessment of included studies in the systematic review.
| Quality assessment criteria | Kirschneck et al, 2018 [26] | Liu S et al, 2019 [27] | Piedra-Cascón et al, 2020 [28] | Liu J et al, 2021 [29] | Ellakany et al, 2021 [30] | Pan et al, 2022 [31] | Pereira et al, 2022 [32] | Srinivasan et al, 2024 [33] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured summary of trial design, methods, results, and conclusion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Introduction | Item 2a. Scientific background and explanation of the rationale | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Item 2b. Specific objectives and/or hypothesis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Methods | The intervention for each group with sufficient detail to enable replication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Completely defined measures of outcome, including how and when they were assessed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Statistical methods used to compare groups for primary and secondary outcomes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Results | For each primary and secondary outcome, results for each group, and the estimated size of the effect and its precision | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Discussion | Trial limitations, addressing sources of potential, imprecision, and, if relevant, the multiplicity of analysis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Other information | Sources of funding and other support | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Where the full trial protocol can be accessed, if available | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |