Patient-reported outcomes associated with different restorative techniques in pediatric dentistry: A systematic review and MTC meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the increasing number of studies evaluating patient reported outcome measures (PROs), there is no clearness regarding which restorative treatment offers major benefits based on the pediatric patient perspective.

Aim

To compare different restorative techniques in pediatric dentistry regarding patient-reported outcomes.

Design

Literature searching was carried out on prospective studies indexed in PubMed, Scopus and OpenGrey. A Mixed Treatment Comparisons (MTC) meta-analysis was undertaken considering the results from reviewed studies. Anxiety, pain and quality of life were extracted as mean with standard deviation, percentage of pain, and mean difference of scores with standard deviation, respectively. For direct comparisons, data were combined using

SUBMITTER: Ladewig NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6283634 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature