Economic evaluations in water-fluoridation: a scoping review

Mariño, Rodrigo; Zaror, Carlos

doi:10.1186/s12903-020-01100-y

BMC Oral Health

Table 3 Assessment of methodological quality of included studies

From: Economic evaluations in water-fluoridation: a scoping review

Reference	1. Is there a well defined question?	2. Is there a comprehensive description of alternatives?	3. Are all important and relevant costs and outcomes for each alternative identified?	4. Has clinical effectiveness been established?	5. Are costs and outcomes measured accurately?	6. Are costs and outcomes valued credibly?	7. Are costs and outcomes adjusted for differential timing?	8. Is there an incremental analysis of costs and consequences?	9. Were sensitivity analyses conducted to investigate uncertainty in estimates of cost or consequences?	10. Do study results include all issues of concern to users?	11. Are the results generalizable to the setting of interest in the review?	Quality Rating
Davies 1973 [34]	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Moderate
Nelson 1976 [42]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Moderate
Carr 1980 [49]	No	Unclear	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Moderate
Doessel 1985 [35]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Moderate
Birch 1986 [30]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Moderate
Manau 1987 [38]	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Fair
Birch 1990 [29]	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Moderate
Millán 1991 [40]	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Fair
Murgueytio 1995 [41]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Moderate
Arjunan 2000 [50]	Yes	Yes	Unclear	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Moderate
Griffin 2001 [36]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Moderate
Wright 2001 [46]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Moderate
O’Connell 2005 [44]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Moderate
Campain 2010 [31]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good
Ciketic 2010 [32]	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Moderate
Cobiac 2012 [33]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good
Kroon 2012 [37, 53]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Moderate
Mariño 2012 [39, 54]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good
Tchouaket 2013 [45]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good
Edelstein 2015 [51]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Fair
Fyfe 2015 [47]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good
Atkins 2016 [52]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Good
O’Connell 2016 [43]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good
Moore 2017 [48]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Good

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