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. 2014 Dec 29;5(4):e1. doi: 10.5037/jomr.2014.5401

Table 4.

Assessment of the risk of bias

Treatment performed
by single operator
Post-treatment neurosensory
testing (NST) performed
by single examiner
Post-treatment NST
not performed
Specific age
group treated
Sex scission Low objectives
number
Smith [21] + + - - - -

Nakayama et al. [35] +

Ghaeminia et al. [43] - + - - - -

Bhat and Cariappa [44] + + - - - -

Jerjes et al. [47] +

Guerrouani et al. [49] +

Landi et al. [50] - + - - + (n = 9)

Wang et al. [52] + - + + (20 - 30) + (Females only) -

Dolanmaz et al. [56] +