Table 3.
Biomedical, Materials Science, Engineering and Chemical database search strategy.
| Database | Search Queries | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Pubmed | ((((shape-memory) or (shape memory)) and polymer*) or SMP*) and ((dental*) and (application*) or dentistry) | 85 |
| Medline via Embase | (1) shape-memory.mp. (2) shape memory.mp. (3) polymer$.mp. (4) SMP$.mp. (5) dental$.mp. (6) application$.mp. (7) dentistry.mp. (8) 1 or 2 (9) 3 and 8 (10) 4 or 9 (11) 5 and 6 (12) 7 or 11 (13) 10 and 12 |
18 |
| Scopus | ((((shape-memory) or (shape memory)) and polymer*) or SMP*) and ((dental*) and (application*) or dentistry) | 32 |
| Lilacs | ((((shape-memory) or (shape memory)) and polymer$) or SMP$) and ((dental$) and (application$) or dentistry) | 15 |
| Web of science | ((((shape-memory) or (shape memory)) and polymer*) or SMP*) and ((dental*) and (application*) or dentistry) | 47 |
| Cochrane Library | (1) shape-memory (2) shape memory (3) polymer* (4) SMP* (5) dental* (6) application* (7) dentistry (8) #1 or 2 (9) #3 and 8 (10) #4 or 9 (11) #5 and 6 (12) #7 or 11 (13) #10 and 12 |
10 |
| Ieee explore | ((((shape-memory) or (shape memory)) and polymer*) or SMP*) and ((dental*) and (application*) or dentistry) | 15 |
| Engineering village | (1) shape-memory.mp. (2) shape memory.mp. (3) polymer$.mp. (4) SMP$.mp. (5) dental$.mp. (6) application$.mp. (7) dentistry.mp. (8) 1 or 2 (9) 3 and 8 (10) 4 or 9 (11) 5 and 6 (12) 7 or 11 (13) 10 and 12 |
25 |
| Proquest | ((((shape-memory) or (shape memory)) and polymer*) or SMP*) and ((dental*) and (application*) or dentistry) | 22 |
| Reaxys | ((((shape-memory) or (shape memory)) and polymer*) or SMP*) and ((dental*) and (application*) or dentistry) | 33 |
| 302 | ||