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Magnification devices for endodontic therapy

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2015
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Title
Magnification devices for endodontic therapy
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2015
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd005969.pub3
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Authors

Massimo Del Fabbro, Silvio Taschieri, Giovanni Lodi, Giuseppe Banfi, Roberto L Weinstein

Abstract

After the introduction of microsurgical principles in endodontics involving new techniques for root canal treatment, there has been a drive to enhance the visualisation of the surgical field. It is important to know if the technical advantages for the operator brought in by magnification devices such as surgical microscopes, endoscopes and magnifying loupes, are also associated with advantages for the patient in terms of improvement of clinical and radiographic outcomes. This version updates the review published in 2009. To evaluate and compare the effects of endodontic treatment performed with the aid of magnification devices versus endodontic treatment without magnification devices. We also aimed to compare the different magnification devices used in endodontics with one another. The following electronic databases were searched: the Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register (to 13 October 2015), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library, 2015, Issue 9), MEDLINE via OVID (1946 to 13 October 2015) and EMBASE via OVID (1980 to 13 October 2015). We searched the US National Institutes of Health Trials Register (http://clinicaltrials.gov) and the WHO Clinical Trials Registry Platform for ongoing trials. No restrictions were placed on the language or date of publication when searching the electronic databases. We considered all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomised controlled trials comparing endodontic therapy performed with versus without one or more magnification devices, as well as randomised and quasi-randomised trials comparing two or more magnification devices used as an adjunct to endodontic therapy. We conducted screening of search results independently and in duplicate. We obtained full papers for potentially relevant trials. The Cochrane Collaboration statistical guidelines were to be followed for data synthesis. No trials met the inclusion criteria for this review. No article was identified in the current literature that satisfied the criteria for inclusion. It is unknown if and how the type of magnification device affects the treatment outcome, considering the high number of factors that may have a significant impact on the success of endodontic surgical procedure. This should be investigated by further long-term, well-designed RCTs that conform to the CONSORT statement (www.consort-statement.org/).

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Chile 1 <1%
Unknown 166 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 26 16%
Student > Bachelor 19 11%
Student > Postgraduate 17 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 12 7%
Other 38 23%
Unknown 42 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 101 60%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 2%
Computer Science 3 2%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 2%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 1%
Other 8 5%
Unknown 47 28%

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 40. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 October 2020.
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#898,783
of 23,340,595 outputs
Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#1,956
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#16,468
of 391,637 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#54
of 275 outputs
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