Table 2 General characteristics of the included reviews and the corresponding adherence scores
Variables | N (%) | Mean | SD | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H index of 1st author | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤ 20 | 156 (83.0%) | 55.09 | 20.49 | 51.85–58.33 |
 20–40 | 20 (10.6%) | 49.13 | 23.12 | 38.32–59.95 |
  > 40 | 12 (6.4%) | 49.80 | 19.71 | 37.27–62.32 |
H index of last author | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤ 20 | 69 (37.1%) | 55.72 | 20.30 | 50.85–60.60 |
 20–40 | 75 (40.3%) | 53.46 | 21.11 | 48.60–58.32 |
  > 40 | 42 (22.6%) | 53.78 | 20.50 | 47.39–60.17 |
Number of authors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1–3 | 46 (24.2%) | 51.77 | 23.59 | 44.77–58.78 |
 4–5 | 74 (38.9%) | 55.68 | 21.40 | 50.72–60.64 |
  ≥ 6 | 70 (36.8%) | 53.24 | 18.23 | 48.89–57.59 |
Continent of primary authors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 North America | 27 (14.2%) | 53.85 | 18.45 | 46.55–61.15 |
 South America | 32 (16.8%) | 55.43 | 20.77 | 47.95–62.92 |
 Europe | 72 (37.9%) | 52.94 | 21.81 | 47.82–58.07 |
 Asia | 49 (25.8%) | 53.87 | 20.80 | 47.90–59.85 |
 Africa | 1 (0.5%) | 87.50 | NA | NA |
 Australia | 9 (4.7%) | 51.28 | 21.76 | 34.56–68.01 |
Country (or region) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Australia | 9 (4.7%) | 51.28 | 21.76 | 34.56–68.01 |
 Belgium | 6 (3.2%) | 50.00 | 16.68 | 32.50–67.50 |
 Brazil | 30 (15.8%) | 53.74 | 20.12 | 46.23–61.26 |
 Canada | 1 (0.5%) | 84.62 | NA | NA |
 Chile | 1 (0.5%) | 92.31 | NA | NA |
 China | 10 (5.3%) | 50.65 | 20.64 | 35.88–65.41 |
 Colombia | 1 (0.5%) | 69.23 | NA | NA |
 Denmark | 2 (1.1%) | 62.02 | 0.68 | 55.91–68.12 |
 Egypt | 1 (0.5%) | 87.50 | NA | NA |
 Finland | 1 (0.5%) | 7.69 | NA | NA |
 France | 5 (2.6%) | 44.42 | 27.47 | 10.31–78.53 |
 Germany | 7 (3.7%) | 49.93 | 27.37 | 24.61–75.25 |
 Greece | 4 (2.1%) | 50.00 | 28.44 | 4.75–95.25 |
 India | 7 (3.7%) | 46.15 | 27.01 | 21.17–71.14 |
 Iran | 5 (2.6%) | 33.94 | 11.64 | 19.49–48.39 |
 Italy | 10 (5.3%) | 54.66 | 20.66 | 39.89–69.44 |
 Japan | 1 (0.5%) | 50.00 | NA | NA |
 Lithuania | 1 (0.5%) | 61.54 | NA | NA |
 Netherlands | 6 (3.2%) | 65.06 | 21.52 | 42.48–87.65 |
 Norway | 3 (1.6%) | 67.79 | 14.90 | 30.77–104.81 |
 Pakistan | 1 (0.5%) | 38.46 | NA | NA |
 Poland | 1 (0.5%) | 56.25 | NA | NA |
 Portugal | 1 (0.5%) | 30.77 | NA | NA |
 Romania | 1 (0.5%) | 69.23 | NA | NA |
 Saudi-Arabia | 13 (6.8%) | 50.41 | 15.76 | 40.89–59.93 |
 Singapore | 1 (0.5%) | 84.62 | NA | NA |
 South Korea | 1 (0.5%) | 56.25 | NA | NA |
 Spain | 13 (6.8%) | 46.23 | 19.17 | 34.64–57.81 |
 Sweden | 4 (2.1%) | 53.61 | 22.13 | 18.40–88.82 |
 Switzerland | 6 (3.2%) | 60.02 | 26.29 | 32.43–87.61 |
 Taiwan | 1 (0.5%) | 62.50 | NA | NA |
 UAE | 9 (4.7%) | 77.05 | 5.59 | 72.76–81.35 |
 UK | 1 (0.5%) | 75.00 | NA | NA |
 USA | 26 (13.7%) | 52.66 | 17.74 | 45.50–59.83 |
Country (or region) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Developing | 81 (42.6%) | 54.95 | 20.99 | 50.31–59.59 |
 Developed | 109 (57.4%) | 53.00 | 20.74 | 49.07–56.94 |
Center | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single-center | 31 (16.3%) | 52.00 | 22.76 | 43.65–60.35 |
 Multi-center | 159 (83.7%) | 54.19 | 20.47 | 50.99–57.40 |
Publication year | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 2010–2015 | 37 (19.5%) | 37.85 | 22.20 | 30.45–45.25 |
 2016–2018 | 73 (38.4%) | 53.28 | 18.47 | 48.97–57.59 |
 2019–2022 | 80 (42.1%) | 61.74 | 17.83 | 57.77–65.70 |
Journal category | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Dental journals (ESCI) | 11 (5.8%) | 42.13 | 26.37 | 24.41–59.85 |
 Dental journals (SCIE) | 122 (64.2%) | 54.25 | 20.01 | 50.66–57.83 |
 Other dental journals | 8(4.2%) | 41.75 | 27.23 | 18.98–64.51 |
 Non-dental journals | 49 (25.8%) | 57.41 | 19.35 | 51.85–62.97 |
Journal category | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Dental journals | 141 (74.2%) | 52.59 | 21.22 | 49.06–56.13 |
 Non-dental journals | 49 (25.8%) | 57.41 | 19.35 | 51.85–62.97 |
Journal impact factor | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤ 3 | 69 (40.8%) | 49.65 | 18.95 | 45.10–54.20 |
 3–5 | 71 (42.0%) | 58.60 | 18.81 | 54.15–63.05 |
  > 5 | 29 (17.2%) | 60.69 | 21.69 | 52.44–68.94 |
Topic | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Oral surgery + implant dentistry | 84 (44.2%) | 51.70 | 20.26 | 47.30–56.10 |
 Periodontology + periodontal surgery | 42 (22.1%) | 51.26 | 21.87 | 44.44–58.07 |
 Conservative dentistry + endodontics | 24 (12.6%) | 54.95 | 23.33 | 45.10–64.80 |
 Prosthodontics | 2 (1.1%) | 69.23 | 0.00 | 69.23–69.23 |
 Orthodontics | 38 (20.0%) | 59.89 | 18.83 | 53.70–66.08 |
Topic | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Surgery | 126 (66.3%) | 51.55 | 20.73 | 47.90–55.21 |
 Non-surgery | 64 (33.7%) | 58.33 | 20.41 | 53.23–63.43 |
Funding | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Funded | 53 (27.9%) | 53.96 | 16.91 | 49.30–58.62 |
 No funding | 70 (36.8%) | 60.43 | 19.50 | 55.78–65.08 |
 No information | 67 (35.3%) | 46.85 | 22.86 | 41.27–52.43 |
Number of citations | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0–10 | 58 (30.5%) | 59.91 | 19.51 | 54.79–65.04 |
 11–50 | 92 (48.4%) | 55.61 | 18.06 | 51.87–59.35 |
 51–100 | 27 (14.2%) | 42.02 | 20.63 | 33.86–50.18 |
  > 100 | 13 (6.8%) | 38.65 | 29.24 | 20.98–56.31 |
Number of tools used | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No tool | 49 (25.8%) | 29.78 | 15.05 | 25.45–34.10 |
 1 tool | 95 (50.0%) | 62.02 | 16.39 | 58.68–65.36 |
  > 1 tool | 46 (24.2%) | 62.56 | 12.94 | 58.72–66.40 |