Dental implant quality registries and databases: A systematic review
نویسندگان
1 Dental Implant Research Center, Dental Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Department of Health Information Management, School of Paramedical Sciences, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
3 Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Dental Implant Research Center, Dental Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 4 Halal Research Center of IRI, FDA, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: The importance of dental implant quality register has been well‑documented.However, no systematic review conducted on dental implant quality register can be found in theliterature. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to study the existed dental implant quality registriesto explain the goals, data elements, and reports of dental implant quality registries.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This systematic study was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Webof Science, and Embase databases. For evaluating dental implant quality registers, all studies inthe English language were examined with no time limitation. Case reports, conference abstracts,and letters to the editor were excluded. The analysis of the quality of the studies was done by theSTrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology checklist.RESULTS: The primary search identified 5565 articles. After eliminating duplicate articles and articlesthat did not meet the inclusion criteria and reviewing 40 full texts, 11 studies were included in thisstudy. In this review, seven countries as Sweden, the USA, Canada, Germany, Finland, Australia,and South Korea had dental implant quality registers. Furthermore, the goals of dental implant qualityregisters were classified into the categories of research, epidemiology, administrative, clinical, andsurveillance.CONCLUSION: The results of this study provide dentists and other stakeholders useful informationon the existed dental implant quality registers and databases worldwide. It also provides a frameworkof the goals, data elements, and reports of dental implant quality registry. The establishment ofdental implant quality register will be beneficial for societies and also allows them to control thecomplications of dental implants in future.
