Acceptability of atraumatic restorative treatment and Hall Technique among children, parents, and general dental practitioners: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2022
Abstract
Objective: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the acceptance level of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) and Hall Technique (HT) among children, parents, and general dental practitioners. Method and materials: The study was registered in the PROSPERO database. Articles published between January 1960 and January 2021 were searched in 11 online databases and six textbooks according to PRISMA guidelines. Fifteen studies were chosen for qualitative and quantitative analyses. Among them, five studies focused on ART, seven studies on HT, and the remaining three studies compared both ART and HT. The children, parents, and general dental practitioners??? acceptance were estimated using the DerSimonian-Laird randomeffects method based on both single-arm and two-arm approaches. The risks of bias were evaluated using Cochrane RoB 2, ROBINS-1, NOS, and JBI assessment tools, while evidence levels were determined using OCEBM. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression were conducted to assess the effect of different evaluation methods on the acceptance rates of ART and HT
Keywords
Acceptance level, Atraumatic restorative treatment, Hall Technique, Meta-analysis, Systematic review
Divisions
Dentistry
Funders
None
Publication Title
Quintessence International
Volume
53
Issue
2
Publisher
QUINTESSENCE PUBL CO INC, 551 NORTH KIMBERLY DR, CAROL STREAM, IL 60188-1881 USA
Publisher Location
4350 CHANDLER DRIVE, HANOVER PARK, IL 60133 USA