Stability of anterior open bite treatment with molar intrusion using skeletal anchorage: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Progress in Orthodontics

Table 3 The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist tool for case series studies applied to all of the included articles

JBI question	Sheffler et al. [18]	Baek et al. [15]	Sugawara et al. [14]	Deguchi et al. [19]	Marzouk et al. [20]	Lee et al. [21]
Q1. Were there clear criteria for inclusion in the case series?	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Q2. Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants included in the case series?	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Q3. Were valid methods used for identification of the condition for all participants included in the case series?	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
Q4. Did the case series have consecutive inclusion of participants?	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y
Q5. Did the case series have complete inclusion of participants?	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Q6. Was there clear reporting of the demographics of the participants in the study?	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Q7. Was there clear reporting of clinical information of the participants?	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Q8. Were the outcomes or follow-up results of cases clearly reported?	U	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Q9. Was there clear reporting of the presenting site(s)/clinic(s) demographic information?	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Q10. Was appropriate statistical analysis used?	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y