| Electronic Databases | Search Strategy (No of Hits Per Database) |
|---|---|
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MEDLINE searched via PubMed www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/ |
((orthodont*) OR (malocclusion*) OR (functional orthopedic*) OR (crossbite*) OR (openbite*) OR (open bite*) OR (deepbite*) OR (deep bite*) OR (overbite*) OR (prognath*) OR (orthognath*) OR (retrognath*) OR (mandibular deficienc*) OR (mandibular excess) OR (maxillary deficienc*) OR (maxillary excess) OR (growth modification) OR (dentofacial orthopedics) OR (maxillary growth) OR (mandibular growth) OR (molar relationship*) OR (occlusal problem*) OR (occlusal anomal*) OR (occlusal discrepanc*) OR (tooth problem*) OR (tooth anomal*) OR (tooth discrepanc*) OR (vertical excess) OR (vertical deficienc*) OR (tooth movement*) OR (tooth correction*) OR (teeth correction*) OR (tooth alignment*) OR (teeth alignment*) OR (distal movement*) OR (mesial movement*) OR (distalization) OR (mesialization) OR (functional applianc*) OR (removable applianc*) OR (fixed applianc*)) AND (meta-anal*) |
| (119) | |
| EMBASE | meta analys* AND orthodont* |
| www.embase.com | (5) |
| Cochrane Reviews | meta analys* AND orthodont* |
| searched via The Cochrane Library | (35) |
| www.thecochranelibrary.com | |
| Google Scholar Beta | meta analysis orthodontics |
| www.scholar.google.com | Limits: title search |
| (5) | |
| ISI Web of Knowledge | meta analys*) AND (orthodont*) |
| (all databases) | (57) |
| http://apps.isiknowledge.com | |
| Scopus | (meta analys*) AND (orthodont*) |
| www.scopus.com | (79) |
| LILACS & Bibliografia Brasileira de Odontologia | meta analys* AND orthodont* |
| searched via Virtual Health Library | (0) |
| http://www.bvs.br | |
| http://bases.bireme.br/cgi-bin/wxislind.exe/iah/online/ | |
| Bandolier | orthodont* |
| www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/ | (0) |
| meta-analys* | |
| (0) | |
| Extenza | orthodontics |
| www.extenza-eps.com | (11) |
| www.atypon-link.com | |
| African Journals Online | orthodont* |
| www.ajol.info | (0) |
| meta-analys* | |
| (0) | |
| Databases of dissertations | |
| Dissertations & Theses | (meta analys*) AND (orthodont*) |
| searched via ProQuest | (2) |
| http://proquest.umi.com/login | |
| Theses (University of Glaskow) | meta analys* |
| http://eleanor.lib.gla.ac.uk/search~S7/ | (2) |
|
German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) searched via http://opac.zbmed.de/ |
(((Freie Suche = "Metaanalyse" OR Freie Suche = "Metaanalysen" OR Freie Suche = "Metaanalyses" OR Freie Suche = "Metaanalysis" OR Freie Suche = "metaanalytic" OR Freie Suche = "metaanalytical" OR Freie Suche = "Metaanalytische" OR Freie Suche = "metaanalytischen" OR Freie Suche = "metaanalytischer" ) AND ( Freie Suche = "ORTHODONT" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontia" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontic" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontica" OR Freie Suche = "ORTHODONTICS" OR Freie Suche = "Orthodontie" OR Freie Suche = "Orthodontik" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontikē" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontique" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontiques" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontisch" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontischchirurgischen" OR Freie Suche = "Orthodontische" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontischem" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontischen" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontischer" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontisches" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontischstomatologische" OR Freie Suche = "orthodontist" OR Freie Suche = "Orthodontists"))) |
| (0) | |