There is an error in Table 2. Columns 6 and 7 are missing. Please see the corrected Table 2 here.
Table 2. Meta-regression assessment of the influence of different levels of risk of bias on the treatment effect estimates.
(1): Sequence generation; (2): Allocation concealment; (3) Blinding of outcome assessment; (4) Sequence generation OR Allocation concealment; (5) Sequence generation OR Blinding of outcome assessment; (6) Allocation concealment OR Blinding of outcome assessment; (7) Sequence generation OR Allocation concealment OR Blinding of outcome assessment. NA = not available
| Study | Comparison/ Outcome | Risk of bias | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | ||
| Riley and Lamont 2013 (Peridontology) | Plaque at 6 to 7 months vs. Baseline prophylaxis | |||||||
| (A-1) Quigley-Hein Plaque Index | 0.665 | 0.123 | NA | 0.123 | 0.665 | 0.123 | 0.123 | |
| Plaque Severity Index versus Baseline prophylaxis | ||||||||
| (A-2) Plaque Severity Index | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Gingivitis at 6 to 9 month versus. Baseline prophylaxis | ||||||||
| (A-3) Löe-Silness Gingival Index | 0.669 | 0.244 | NA | 0.244 | 0.669 | 0.244 | 0.244 | |
| Gingivitis at 6 to 7 month versus Baseline prophylaxis | ||||||||
| (A-4) Gingivitis Severity Index | 0.055 | 0.055 | NA | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.055 | |
| Yaacob et al. 2014 (Periodontology) | All powered toothbrushes versus manual toothbrushes | |||||||
| (A-5) Plaque scores at 1 to 3 months at all sites | 0.535 | 0.405 | 0.850 | 0.400 | 0.535 | 0.405 | 0.400 | |
| Gingival scores at 1 to 3 months at all sites | ||||||||
| (A-6) Loe and Silness | 0.846 | 0.459 | 0.053 | 0.457 | 0.846 | 0.459 | 0.457 | |
| (A-7) Plaque scores at >3 months | 0.313 | 0.371 | 0.439 | 0.371 | 0.313 | 0.371 | 0.371 | |
| Rotation oscillation powered toothbrushes versus manual toothbrushes | ||||||||
| (A-8) Plaque scores at 1 to 3 month at all sites | 0.471 | 0.375 | NA | 0.375 | 0.471 | 0.375 | 0.375 | |
| (A-9) Gingival scores at 1 to 3 months at all sites | 0.069 | 0.244 | 0.029* | 0.277 | 0.069 | 0.244 | 0.277 | |
| Esposito et al. 2013 (Implant Dentistry) | Immediate versus conventional loading | |||||||
| (B-1) Implant failure | 0.825 | 0.893 | 0.971 | 0.893 | 0.881 | NA | NA | |
* p-value<0.05
Reference
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