Table 3.
Quality assessment of the primary studies included in this review, using a Yes/No scale for seven different domains.
| Study | Sample randomization | Sound teeth | Sample size calculation | Control group | Erosion protocol reproducible | Adhesives according to manufacturers instructions | Blinding of the operator in the test machine | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siqueira et al. [32] |
Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Moderate |
| Ferreti et al. [33] |
N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | High |
| Krithi et al. [34] |
Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Moderate |
| Murase et al. [35] |
N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | High |
| Costa et al. [36] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Yabuki et al. [37] |
N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | High |
| Zumstein et al. [38] |
N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | High |
| Siqueira et al. [39] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Moderate |
| Moda et al. [40] |
N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | High |
| Augusto et al. [41] |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Siqueira et al. [42] |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Deari et al. [43] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Forgerini et al. [44] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Flury et al. [45] |
N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | High |
| Frattes et al. [46] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Giacomini et al. [47] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Bergamin et al. [48] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Maeda et al. [49] |
Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | Moderate |
| Giacomini et al. [50] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Moderate |
| Francisconi-dos-Rios et al. [51] |
N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | High |
| Cruz et al. [52] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Machado et al. [53] |
Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | High |
| Wang et al. [13] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Moderate |
| Casas-Apayco et al. [54] |
Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | High |
| Flury et al. [55] |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Lenzi et al. [56] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |
| Ramos et al. [57] |
Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | High |
| Zimmerli et al. [58] |
N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | High |
| Cruz et al. [59] |
Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Low |