Study Year of
publication 		Study design Checklist
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13
Nizam et al. [17] 2018 Randomized
controlled trial 		+ - + - - + - + + + - + -
Pichotano et al. [18] 2019 Randomized
controlled trial 		+ - + - - + - - + + + + ?
Salimzade et al. [19] 2022 Randomized
controlled trial 		+ - + - - + - + + + - + +
de Almeida Malzoni et al. [20] 2023 Split-mouth randomized
controlled trial 		+ - + - - + - + + + + + +
Shiezadeh et al. [21] 2023 Randomized
controlled trial 		+ - + - - + - + + + + + +

? = unclear; + = yes; - = no.