Abstract
Objectives Oral rehabilitation with dental implants is an excellent alternative to recover masticatory and aesthetic function; however, it can present variable success rates in certain clinical conditions, including in Sjogren's syndrome. The aim of the present study was to determine the level of methodological quality of systematic reviews that evaluated the effectiveness of dental implants in patients diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome. Study Design The following databases were searched: PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, Science Direct, and Dare Cochrane. Results 833 articles were evaluated. Based on the pre-established inclusion and exclusion criteria, at the end of the selection process, only 4 articles were selected for inclusion in this overview. Altogether, the study sample comprised 722 implants installed in 189 patients with a 95.22% success rate. The studies were assessed for their methodological quality by the AMSTAR 2 tool, in which 3 had a critically low quality. Conclusions Oral rehabilitation with dental implants in patients with Sjogren's syndrome seems to have a high success rate; however the low quality of the studies included in this overview highlights the need for primary and secondary studies with better methodological design in order to reduce bias and provide reassurance for this clinical conduct. Oral rehabilitation with dental implants is an excellent alternative to recover masticatory and aesthetic function; however, it can present variable success rates in certain clinical conditions, including in Sjogren's syndrome. The aim of the present study was to determine the level of methodological quality of systematic reviews that evaluated the effectiveness of dental implants in patients diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome. The following databases were searched: PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, Science Direct, and Dare Cochrane. 833 articles were evaluated. Based on the pre-established inclusion and exclusion criteria, at the end of the selection process, only 4 articles were selected for inclusion in this overview. Altogether, the study sample comprised 722 implants installed in 189 patients with a 95.22% success rate. The studies were assessed for their methodological quality by the AMSTAR 2 tool, in which 3 had a critically low quality. Oral rehabilitation with dental implants in patients with Sjogren's syndrome seems to have a high success rate; however the low quality of the studies included in this overview highlights the need for primary and secondary studies with better methodological design in order to reduce bias and provide reassurance for this clinical conduct.
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