Table 4.

Quality scores of each domain defined by the AGREE II instrument for the included guideline publications, calculated according to the method of Brouwers et al¹⁴

Publication	AGREE II domains
	Scope and purpose	Stakeholder involvement	Rigour of development	Clarity of presentation	Applicability	Editorial independence
Guidelines related specifically to CBCT
Haute Autorité de Santé15	86	42	65	78	25	58
Horner et al16	72	53	43	78	13	25
American Association of Endodontists; American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology3	36	19	7	41	0	0
Hoge Gezondheidsraad17	92	42	28	72	6	17
Noffke et al18	–	–	–	–	–	–
American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs19	53	50	13	61	2	33
Benavides et al20	81	44	23	72	21	17
European Commission11	92	78	94	97	38	63
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology21	72	36	17	72	4	0
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften22	92	58	75	86	19	58
European Society of Endodontology23	64	44	26	58	8	63
Guidelines including statements on use of CBCT
Handelsman24	39	6	0	25	0	0
Isaacson et al25	89	53	32	81	2	13
Academy of Osseointegration26	42	22	3	28	2	0
Drago and Carpentieri27	58	3	0	19	0	0
Diangelis et al28	83	47	19	83	0	0
Evans et al29	81	36	13	50	0	13
Harris et al30	80	64	20	67	6	33
Husain et al31	69	33	5	39	0	0
Tyndall et al32	91	47	19	69	2	13
Walter et al33	64	19	38	53	27	46
American Association of Endodontists34	81	25	2	69	0	0
Cooper and Pin-Harry35	42	0	0	17	0	0
Counihan et al36	50	14	0	6	4	0
Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK)37	92	61	61	92	56	38
Ngiam et al38	78	28	10	56	6	29

Scores are the mean of two assessors and are expressed as a percentage of the maximum achievable score for that domain.