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Table 5 Quality of included studies using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) tool

From: Patient satisfaction and survival of maxillary overdentures supported by four or six splinted implants: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Study

Selection****

Comparability**

Outcome***

Score

Boven et al. [24]

****

*

***

8

Krennmair et al. [25]

****

*

**

7

Zou et al. [26]

****

*

***

8

Katsoulis et al. [28]

****

*

***

8

Ferrigno et al. [10]

****

**

**

8

  1. Studies that met five or more of the NOS score criteria were considered as good quality