Table 1.
The search strategy and PICOS tool.
| Search strategy | |
|
Focused
Question |
Is there a difference in the diagnostic accuracy of pulp vitality and pulp sensibility tests in assessing pulpal health in permanent teeth? |
| Search strategy | |
| Population (#1) | (Human teeth [Text Word]) OR “tooth”[MeSH Terms] OR teeth [Text Word]) OR lower teeth [Text Word] OR upper teeth [Text Word] OR “molar”[MeSH Terms] OR molar [Text Word] OR posterior teeth [Text Word] OR anterior teeth [Text Word] OR premolar [Text Word] OR “incisor”[MeSH Terms] OR incisor [Text Word] OR canine [MeSH] OR Root canal [Text Word]) OR permanent teeth [Text Word]) |
| Intervention (#2) | (‘Pulp vitality test’ [Text Word] OR Laser-Doppler flowmetry [MeSH Terms] OR Doppler-Laser Flowmetry [Text Word] OR Laser Doppler Velocimetry [Text Word] OR ultrasound Doppler flowmetry [Text Word] OR pulse oximetry [Text Word] OR thermometry [Text Word]) |
| Comparisons (#3) | (Pulp vitality tests [Text Word] OR Thermal test [Text Word] OR Hot test [Text Word] OR Cold test [Text Word] OR electric pulp tester [Text Word]) |
| Outcomes (#4) | (Diagnostic accuracy [Text Word] OR Sensitivity [Text Word] OR Accuracy [Text Word] OR Specificity [Text Word] OR Pulpal health [Text Word] OR Pulp vitality [Text Word]) |
| Study design (#5) | (Clinical study [Text Word] OR Clinical trial [MeSH] OR randomized controlled studies [Text Word] OR randomized control trials [MeSH] OR randomized control clinical trial MeSH OR non-randomized control trials [Text Word] OR Quasi experimental studies [Text Word] OR before and after study design [Text Word] OR cohort studies [Text Word] OR in vivo study [Text Word] OR Cross-sectional study [Text Word]) |
| Search Combination |
#1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4 AND #5 |
| Database search | |
| Language | No restriction (Articles in English language or other language where English translation is possible.) |
| Electronic Databases |
PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, Open grey, Google scholar |
| Journals | Journal of Endodontics, International Endodontic Journal, Australian Endodontic Journal, Clinical Oral Investigations, Journal of Conservative Dentistry, Journal of American Dental Association |
| Period of Publication | Studies published between 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2020. |