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Table 2 Quality assessment of the included case reports-series using the pilot assessment scale

From: Mandibular molar uprighting using orthodontic miniscrew implants: a systematic review

A/A

Cases

Score

Rating

1

Sohn 2008

14

lower medium quality

2

Park 2002 (case 1)

17

lower medium quality

3

Park 2002 (case 2)

12

lower medium quality

4

Park 2004

14

lower medium quality

5

Gracco 2007

19

lower medium quality

6

Lee 2007 (case 1)

15

lower medium quality

7

Lee 2007 (case 2)

19

lower medium quality

8

Lee 2007 (case 3)

15

lower medium quality

9

Celebi 2011

23

upper medium quality

10

Allgayer 2013

21

lower medium quality

11

Derton 2012 (Case 1)

15

lower medium quality

12

Derton 2012 (Case 2)

15

lower medium quality

13

Yun 2005

10

low quality

14

Lee 2009

25

upper medium quality

15

Nienkemper 2013 (Case 1)

12

lower medium quality

16

Nienkemper 2013 (Case 2)

13

lower medium quality

17

Giancotti 2004

8

low quality

18

Sivolella 2012 (Case 1)

14

lower medium quality

19

Sivolella 2012 (Case 2)

3

low quality

20

Sivolella 2012 (Case 3)

3

low quality

21

Sivolella 2012 (Case 4)

3

low quality

22

Sivolella 2012 (Case 5)

3

low quality

23

Musilli 2010 (case 1)

8

low quality

24

Musilli 2010 (case 2)

6

low quality

25

Musilli 2010 (case 3)

8

low quality

26

Greco 2012

14

lower medium quality

27

Padmaprabha 2015

28

upper medium quality

  1. Rating was done according to the following: low quality when the total score was 0–11, lower medium quality for scores 12–22, upper medium quality for scores 23–33 and high quality for scores 34–44