Prevalence and Factors Influencing Post-Operative Complications following Tooth Extraction: A Narrative Review

Table 1

Quality assessment of cross-sectional literature collected for prevalence (n = 20).

Questions	Y	N	U	N (A)
Introduction
Were the aims/objectives of the study clear?	18	1	1	0
Methods
Was the study design appropriate for the stated aim(s)?	19	0	1	0
Was the sample size justified?	0	18	1	1
Was the target/reference population clearly defined? (Is it clear who the research was about?)	20	0	0	0
Was the sample frame taken from an appropriate population base so that it closely represented the target/reference population under investigation?	18	0	1	1
Was the selection process likely to select subjects/participants that were representative of the target/reference population under investigation?	17	0	2	1
Were measures undertaken to address and categorise non-responders?	11	7	1	1
Were the risk factor and outcome variables measured appropriate to the aims of the study?	19	1	0	0
Were the risk factor and outcome variables measured correctly using instruments/measurements that had been trialled, piloted, or published previously?	17	0	3	0
Is it clear what was used to determine statistical significance and/or precision estimates (e.g., p values and confidence intervals)?	15	5	0	0
Were the methods (including statistical methods) sufficiently described to enable them to be repeated?	14	4	1	0
Results
Were the basic data adequately described?	20	0	0	0
Does the response rate raise concerns about non-response bias?	1	19	0	0
If appropriate, was information about non-responders described?	1	0	0	19
Were the results internally consistent?	19	0	1	0
Were the results presented for all the analyses described in the methods?	17	1	2	0
Discussion
Were the authors’ discussions and conclusions justified by the results?	20	0	0	0
Were the limitations of the study discussed?	14	6	0	0
Other
Were there any funding sources or conflicts of interest that may affect the authors’ interpretation of the results?	15	5	0	0
Was ethical approval or consent of participants attained?	15	5	0	0