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Table 1 Characteristics of included randomized clinical trials (N = 84)

From: Clinical evaluation of marketed orthodontic products: are researchers behind the times? A meta-epidemiological study

 

N

%

Journal title

American Journal of Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJO-DO)

20

23.8

Angle Orthodontist (AO)

9

10.7

Australian Orthodontic Journal (AOJ)

2

2.4

Brazilian Oral Research (BOR)

1

1.2

Clinical Oral Investigations (CIO)

2

2.4

European Journal of Orthodontics (EJO)

12

14.3

European Journal of Oral Sciences (EJOS)

1

1.2

European Journal of Paedatric Dentistry (EJPD)

1

1.2

Journal of American Dental Association (JADA)

1

1.2

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice (JCDP)

1

1.2

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo Facial Surgery (JCMFS)

1

1.2

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

1

1.2

The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

1

1.2

Journal of Dental Research

4

4.8

Journal of Orthodontics

9

10.6

Journal of Oral and maxillofacial Surgery

2

2.4

Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics

1

1.2

Lasers in Medical Science

2

2.4

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

5

5.9

Pediatric Dentistry

1

1.2

Progress in Orthodontics

5

5.9

PLoS ONE

1

1.2

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

1

1.2

Continent

 Europe

41

48.8

 America

15

17.9

 Non-European or American

28

33.3

Number of authors

 1–3

26

30.95

 4–6

41

48.80

 >7

17

20.25