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title: Correction to: Acute endodontic and dental trauma provision during the COVID-19 crisis
date: 2020-10-23
journal: Br Dent J
DOI: 10.1038/s41415-020-2333-9
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doc_id: 735117
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Author's correction note: Clinical article Br Dent J 2020; 229: 169-175.When this article was initially published, panels B and C of were duplicates. The correct figure is presented here.The authors apologise for any convenience caused.

evidence of the studies used in the systematic review, allowing the reader to gain a practical aspect of how to use these tools.

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses should always be checked to ensure that all items included within the PRISMA checklist are accounted for within the paper and that there is no ambiguity in reporting these specific items. Using this checklist will enable the reader to dissect the paper into manageable portions to critically appraise, in a similar way to understanding and appraising a primary research paper. Stroup et al. 13 also published a checklist for metaanalyses undertaken, called the 'Meta-analyses Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology' (MOOSE) group. The CASP website has also published a checklist, again which individuals can use to ensure that a systematic review has been conducted with a minimum risk of bias. 14 Questions to consider when appraising a systematic review: 1. Does the systematic review fulfil the PRISMA checklist and include an appropriate flow diagram? 2. Has a clear search criterion been established? 3. Does the systematic review consider all the literature from appropriate databases?

4. Does the review make an effort to consider the grey literature surrounding the topic? 5. Has a risk of bias assessment been undertaken of all included studies using a validated tool? 6. Can a meta-analysis be carried out, and if so, has one been undertaken? 7. Are the conclusions drawn from the systematic review justified by the results?

EBD is an important part of our practice as dentists; it is something that should be done routinely as part of our continuing professional development. Hopefully this paper will have provided primary care practitioners with key information that can be utilised when reading published literature and research, with the ultimate aim of improving patient outcomes.

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Correction to: Acute endodontic and dental trauma provision during the COVID-19 crisisThe original article can be found online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1920-0Author's correction note: Clinical article Br Dent J 2020; 229: 169-175.When this article was initially published, panels B and C of Figure 7 were duplicates. The correct figure is presented here.The authors apologise for any convenience caused.