Critical analysis of methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of antibiotics in third molar surgeries using AMSTAR 2

The clinicians usually prescribe antibiotics to reduce post-operative complications during third molar surgeries. However, in the absence of clear conclusions regarding the use of antibiotics in third molar surgeries, present systematic review was planned to assess the quality of systematic reviews...

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Main Authors: Ankita Chugh, Arun Kumar Patnana, Pravin Kumar, Vinay Kumar Chugh, Daisy Khera, Surjit Singh
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Arun Kumar Patnana
Pravin Kumar
Vinay Kumar Chugh
Daisy Khera
Surjit Singh
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description The clinicians usually prescribe antibiotics to reduce post-operative complications during third molar surgeries. However, in the absence of clear conclusions regarding the use of antibiotics in third molar surgeries, present systematic review was planned to assess the quality of systematic reviews evaluating the efficiency of antibiotics in reducing post-operative complications. The literature search was done in Cochrane Library, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PUBMED, EMBASE, and Google scholar. Systematic reviews published in English during the period from January 1990 to December 2019 were included. The maxillary and mandibular third molars indicated for extraction either because of infection, orthodontic or prophylactic reasons were included. From 526 screened studies, thirteen reviews were qualified for qualitative analysis. The qualities of the included reviews were evaluated using the AMSTAR 2 tool. The included reviews were also evaluated based on the number of authors, geographic region, impact factor of the published journal, year of publication, and the number of citations for each review. One high quality, eight moderate quality, three low quality, and one critically low-quality reviews were observed in the present review. No statistically significant difference was observed between the included reviews based upon the analysis of the number of authors, geographic region, impact factor of the published journal, year of publication, and the number of citations for each review. Considering the observations form the high and moderate-quality reviews, the present systematic review concludes that antibiotics effectively aid in reducing the post-operative complications and frequency of observation of dry socket.
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spelling doaj-art-9a1b1458fe4f4c169ad83f19e5d775442025-08-20T02:50:29ZengElsevierJournal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research2212-42682020-10-0110444144910.1016/j.jobcr.2020.07.011Critical analysis of methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of antibiotics in third molar surgeries using AMSTAR 2Ankita Chugh0Arun Kumar Patnana1Pravin Kumar2Vinay Kumar Chugh3Daisy Khera4Surjit Singh5Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India; Corresponding author. Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005, India.Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, IndiaThe clinicians usually prescribe antibiotics to reduce post-operative complications during third molar surgeries. However, in the absence of clear conclusions regarding the use of antibiotics in third molar surgeries, present systematic review was planned to assess the quality of systematic reviews evaluating the efficiency of antibiotics in reducing post-operative complications. The literature search was done in Cochrane Library, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PUBMED, EMBASE, and Google scholar. Systematic reviews published in English during the period from January 1990 to December 2019 were included. The maxillary and mandibular third molars indicated for extraction either because of infection, orthodontic or prophylactic reasons were included. From 526 screened studies, thirteen reviews were qualified for qualitative analysis. The qualities of the included reviews were evaluated using the AMSTAR 2 tool. The included reviews were also evaluated based on the number of authors, geographic region, impact factor of the published journal, year of publication, and the number of citations for each review. One high quality, eight moderate quality, three low quality, and one critically low-quality reviews were observed in the present review. No statistically significant difference was observed between the included reviews based upon the analysis of the number of authors, geographic region, impact factor of the published journal, year of publication, and the number of citations for each review. Considering the observations form the high and moderate-quality reviews, the present systematic review concludes that antibiotics effectively aid in reducing the post-operative complications and frequency of observation of dry socket.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426820301056AntibioticsThird molarImpacted toothDry socketPost-operative complicationsAlveolar osteitis
spellingShingle Ankita Chugh
Arun Kumar Patnana
Pravin Kumar
Vinay Kumar Chugh
Daisy Khera
Surjit Singh
Critical analysis of methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of antibiotics in third molar surgeries using AMSTAR 2
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
Antibiotics
Third molar
Impacted tooth
Dry socket
Post-operative complications
Alveolar osteitis
title Critical analysis of methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of antibiotics in third molar surgeries using AMSTAR 2
title_full Critical analysis of methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of antibiotics in third molar surgeries using AMSTAR 2
title_fullStr Critical analysis of methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of antibiotics in third molar surgeries using AMSTAR 2
title_full_unstemmed Critical analysis of methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of antibiotics in third molar surgeries using AMSTAR 2
title_short Critical analysis of methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of antibiotics in third molar surgeries using AMSTAR 2
title_sort critical analysis of methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta analysis of antibiotics in third molar surgeries using amstar 2
topic Antibiotics
Third molar
Impacted tooth
Dry socket
Post-operative complications
Alveolar osteitis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426820301056
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