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Citations identified, 1947 – September 2012 (n = 7166) Databases † n = 6910 Hand search journals, websites † n = 83 References n = 161 Miscellaneous n = 12 (e.g. experts, other in-house reviews) . Identification. Duplicate / irrelevant citations removed (n = 3303) .
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Citations identified, 1947 – September 2012 (n = 7166) Databases† n = 6910 Hand search journals, websites† n = 83 References n = 161 Miscellaneous n = 12 (e.g. experts, other in-house reviews) Identification Duplicate / irrelevant citations removed (n = 3303) Screening Citations & abstracts scanned for relevancy (n = 3863) References of full text articles checked Full text articles scanned for relevancy (n = 563) • Excluded (n=544)** • Does not address Qs n=291 • No oral neglect n=162 • Formal consensus etc n=125 • No data re. examination of child n=59 • Inadequate data/detail for dental/oral features n=56 • Sexual or physical abuse n=27 • Adult or mixed adult/child data n=23 • Inadequate confirmation oral neglect n=7 • Outcomes n=5 • Other reason n=6 • **A study may be excluded for more than one reason Eligibility Full text articles assessed for eligibility & critically appraised (2 independent reviews‡) (n = 83) Independent third review where disagreement over eligibility &/or evidence type (n = 52) Included Included studies (n = 9)