Table 1.
General subgroups | Specific subgroups |
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Research design | Surveys: outcomes obtained through surveys (questionnaires) of stakeholders Interviews: outcomes obtained from interviews with stakeholders Focus groups: outcomes obtained from focus groups with stakeholders |
Stakeholders |
Demand-side stakeholders: orthodontic patients and their family members Supply-side stakeholders: clinicians, office staff, clinic owners, researchers, guideline developers, policy makers, implant companies, etc. Users/non-users: both demand- and supply-side stakeholders can be further subdivided in those that have used OMIs previously (users) and those that have never used these devices (non-users) |
Interventions |
Specified interventions: these interventions refer to a specific phase or type of the interventional procedure. Phases of the intervention refer to the anesthetics, implant insertion, orthodontic treatment with OMIs, implant removal, or the healing phase. Types of interventions refer to the implant type and dimensions, number of implants, use of plates, the surgical procedure, implant location, timing and forces of orthodontic loading, etc. [48]. “Non specified” interventions: these interventions refer to “any orthodontic treatment with OMIs.” Additional information on the specific phase or type of the interventional procedure is not provided |
Time points |
Pre-intervention recordings, i.e., recordings of outcomes prior to the interventional procedure Immediate post-intervention recordings, i.e., recordings of outcomes within 2 weeks after the completion of the interventional procedure Long-term post-intervention recordings, i.e., recordings of outcomes more than 2 weeks after the completion of the interventional procedure |
Setting/country |
Private practice: stakeholders treated or working in a private practice University setting: stakeholders treated or working in a university clinic Country: stakeholders treated or working in a specific country |