Title
Methodological quality of consensus guidelines in implant dentistry
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Faggion C.M.
Ariza-Fritas T.
Giannakopoulos N.N.
Publisher(s)
Public Library of Science
Abstract
Background: Consensus guidelines are useful to improve clinical decision making. Therefore, the methodological evaluation of these guidelines is of paramount importance. Low quality information may guide to inadequate or harmful clinical decisions. Objective: To evaluate the methodological quality of consensus guidelines published in implant dentistry using a validated methodological instrument. Methods: The six implant dentistry journals with impact factors were scrutinised for consensus guidelines related to implant dentistry. Two assessors independently selected consensus guidelines, and four assessors independently evaluated their methodological quality using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation (AGREE) II instrument. Disagreements in the selection and evaluation of guidelines were resolved by consensus. First, the consensus guidelines were analysed alone. Then, systematic reviews conducted to support the guidelines were included in the analysis. Non-parametric statistics for dependent variables (Wilcoxon signed ranktest) was used to compare both groups. Results: Of 258 initially retrieved articles, 27 consensus guidelines were selected. Median scores in four domains (applicability, rigour of development, stakeholder involvement, and editorial independence), expressed as percentages of maximum possible domain scores, were below 50% (median, 26%, 30.70%, 41.70%, and 41.70%, respectively). The consensus guidelines and consensus guidelines + systematic reviews data sets could be compared for 19 guidelines, and the results showed significant improvements in all domain scores (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Methodological improvement of consensus guidelines published in major implant dentistry journals is needed. The findings of the present study may help researchers to better develop consensus guidelines in implant dentistry, which will improve the quality and trust of information needed to make proper clinical decisions.
Volume
12
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias socio biomĂ©dicas (planificaciĂ³n familiar, salud sexual, efectos polĂticos y sociales de la investigaciĂ³n biomĂ©dica)
Otros temas de medicina clĂnica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85010366381
PubMed ID
Source
PLoS ONE
ISSN of the container
19326203
Sources of information:
Directorio de ProducciĂ³n CientĂfica
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