Documentation of a systematic search according to PRISMA-S

Research project

Effectiveness of endodontic tissue engineering in treatment of apical periodontitis: a systematic review

Review team members:

Matthias Widbiller, Helge Knüttel, Nastaran Meschi, Fernando Durán-Sindreu Tero

License

These search strategies documented here by the authors listed above are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This license may not be applicable for those parts in the strategies that were taken from published search filters. Check the cited sources!

MEDLINE

Host/platform

Ovid

Database(s)

Ovid MEDLINE(R) ALL 1946 to November 11, 2021 (medall)

Temporal coverage of database

1964 – current

Limit by date

Other limits

English language

Published search filter(s)

The following published filters were used:

Filter for Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analysis/Health Technology Assessment OVID Medline, Embase, PsycINFO. Statement 17 with a PsycINFO-specific field code deleted. Source: Strings attached: CADTH database search filters (Internet). Ottawa: CADTH; 2021. Available from: https://www.cadth.ca/resources/finding-evidence/strings-attached-cadths-database-search-filters#syst (Cited 2021-11-03).
Cochrane Highly Sensitive Search Strategy for identifying randomized trials in MEDLINE: sensitivity-maximizing version (2008 revision); Ovid format. Source: Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Version 5.1.0 (updated March 2011). Available from: http://handbook-5-1.cochrane.org/chapter_6/box_6_4_c_cochrane_hsss_2008_sensmax_ovid.htm
Filter for controlled non-randomized studies with best sensitivity Ovid MEDLINE. Source: Table 6 in Waffenschmidt et al. (2020) Available from https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1425

Prior work used in search strategy: No
Peer review of search strategy: No
Date of search: 2021-11-12
Search strategy saved to file: MEDLINE_search-history_2021-11-12.txt
Total number of records found (before deduplication): 3344
File with accession numbers of records retrieved: MEDLINE_AN_2021-11-12.txt

Embase

Host/platform: Ovid
Database(s): Embase 1974 to 2021 November 11 (oemezd)
Temporal coverage of database: 1974 – current
Limit by date: No
Other limits: English language
Published search filter(s): The following filters were applied:

Filter for Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analysis/Health Technology Assessment OVID Medline, Embase, PsycINFO. Statement 17 with a PsycINFO-specific field code deleted. Source: Strings attached: CADTH database search filters (Internet). Ottawa: CADTH; 2021. Available from: https://www.cadth.ca/resources/finding-evidence/strings-attached-cadths-database-search-filters#syst (Cited 2021-11-03).
Filter for clinically sound treatment studies in Embase, strategy minimizing difference between sensitivity and specificity. Source: Wong SS, Wilczynski NL, Haynes RB. Comparison of top-performing search strategies for detecting clinically sound treatment studies and systematic reviews in MEDLINE and EMBASE. J Med Libr Assoc. 2006 Oct;94(4):451-5. PMID: 17082841; Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC1324770/

Prior work used in search strategy: No
Peer review of search strategy: No
Date of search: 2021-11-12
Search strategy saved to file: Embase_search-history_2021-11-12.txt
Total number of records found (before deduplication): 910
File with accession numbers of records retrieved: Embase_AN_2021-11-12.txt

Cochrane Library

Host/platform: Cochrane Library / Wiley
URL: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/
Database(s): Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR): 1993 – current; Cochrane protocols of Systematic Reviews: ? – current; Cochrane Central Register of Trials (CENTRAL): c. 1948 – current
Temporal coverage of database: See above for individual databases.
Limit by date: No
Other limits: No
Published search filter(s): No
Prior work used in search strategy: No
Peer review of search strategy: No
Date of search: 2021-11-12
Search strategy saved to file: Cochrane_search-history_2021-11-12.txt
Total number of records found (before deduplication): 783
File with accession numbers of records retrieved: CDSR_AN_2021-11-12.txt; CochraneProtocols_AN_2021-11-12.txt; CENTRAL_AN_2021-11-12.txt

Google Scholar

Host/platform (incl. version): Google Scholar; The search was carried out using the program Publish or Perish, version 8.1.3625.7987.; Results from Google Scholar are known to differ by geographic location of the client. The search was carried out from a German IP address.
URL: http://scholar.google.com/
Database(s) (incl. database codes and update status): Google Scholar
Temporal coverage of database: unknown to current
Limits and restrictions (e.g., date or time period, language, study design): Clinical trials
Published search filter(s): None
Prior work used in search strategy: None
Search form and search field(s): “Keywords” field in Publish or Perish program.; This is equivalent to using a standard Google Scholar search according to the program’s documentation.
Peer review of search strategy: No
Date of search: 2021-11-12
Search strategy: Copied from report by Publish or Perish

Publish or Perish 8.1.3625.7987 WinPosix (x64) edition, running on WinPosix 10.0.18363 (x64)

Search terms Keywords: (regenerative|revitalization|revascularization|“tissue regeneration”|“tissue engineering”|scaffold|“cell therapy”|“blood clot”|platelet-rich)(endodontic|“pulp canal”|“root canal”|“irreversible pulpitis”|“pulp necrosis”|“non-vital tooth”|peri-apical)(trial) Years: all Other options: include citations; include patents

Total number of records found (before deduplication): 100; Only first 100 records retrieved.
File with accession numbers of records retrieved: Not applicable. Google Scholar does not have accession numbers.