Table 1 This systematic review aimed to identify relevant studies on the in vivo use of dental MRI in dental implantology by systematically conducting a comprehensive search using the following PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) question
From: Magnetic resonance imaging in dental implant surgery: a systematic review
Focused Question (PICO) | Does the use of dental MRI and newly introduced MR protocols and techniques, considering their potential advantages and limitations, provide a comprehensive set of perioperative quantitative and qualitative diagnostic information for dental implant surgery in healthy subjects and patients? |
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Search strategy | |
Population | Human studies (patients and/or healthy subjects), aged older than 12 years undergoing MRI prior to MTM surgery #1— “dental implants” OR “dental implant” OR “dental implantology” OR “titanium implant” OR “peri-implant” OR bone augmentation OR bone graft OR bone reconstruction OR sinus lift OR sinus lifting OR permanent dental restoration (inferior alveolar nerve [MeSH]) OR (lingual nerve [MeSH]) OR (mandibular nerve [MeSH]) OR (trigeminal nerve [MeSH])) |
Intervention | Magnetic resonance imaging #2— ( (magnetic resonance imaging [MeSH]) OR (MRI) OR (nuclear magnetic resonance imaging [MeSH]) OR (NMR) OR (diffusion tensor imaging [MeSH]) OR (DTI) OR (ultra-short echo-time [MeSH]) OR (UTE) OR (maxillofacial imaging)) #3— ( (visualization) OR (neurography)) |
Comparison | Conventional preoperative radiological assessment #4— ( (computed tomography [MeSH]) OR (cone-beam computed tomography [MeSH]) #5— (panoramic radiography [MeSH]) |
Outcome | Feasibility and accuracy of perioperative radiological assessment in dental implant surgery #6— ( (accuracy) OR (feasibility) OR (signal-to-noise-ratio [MeSH])) |
Search combination (s) | (#1) AND ( (#2 or #3 or #4 or #5) OR (#6)) |