Publications by authors named "D Koletsi"
Purpose: The scope of the present study was to create a new harmony box by adding two diagnostically and clinically important cephalometric variables, the gonial and interincisal angles, while also considering the effect of sex and age for a growing Swiss population.
Methods: A healthy sample with an overjet and overbite between 2 and 4 mm, and 1.5 and 4.
Objective: This meta-epidemiological study aimed to determine whether optimal sample size calculation was applied in orthodontic cluster randomized trials (CRTs).
Methods: Orthodontic randomized clinical trials with a cluster design, published between January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2023, in leading orthodontic journals were sourced. Study selection was undertaken by two independent authors.
Aim: To identify data sharing practices of authors of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) in indexed orthodontic journals and explore associations between published reports and several publication characteristics.
Materials And Methods: RCTs from indexed orthodontic journals in major databases, namely PubMed® (Medline), Scopus®, EMBASE®, and Web of Science™, were included from January 2019 to December 2023. Data extraction was conducted for outcome and predictor variables such as data and statistical code sharing practices reported, protocol registration, funding sources, and other publication characteristics, including the year of publication, journal ranking, the origin of authorship, number of authors, design of the RCT, and outcome-related variables (e.
Article Synopsis
- The study critiques the GRADE system for evaluating the certainty of scientific evidence, highlighting its inability to accurately assess treatment effects compared to a simpler linear tallying method.
- Researchers explored the relationship between odds ratios from meta-analyses before and after updates, finding that stable estimates suggest higher certainty when CoE is high.
- Results showed a clear linear drop in the likelihood of obtaining 'true' treatment effect estimates as CoE ratings decrease, indicating that more robust evidence correlates with higher quality ratings.
Objectives: To evaluate the reporting quality of Scoping Reviews (ScRs) in endodontics according to the PRISMA Extension Checklist for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) and to analyse their association with a range of publication and methodological/reporting characteristics.
Methods: Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched up to 31 January 2024 to identify scoping reviews in the field of endodontics. An additional search was performed in three leading endodontic journals.