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Table 3 Disqualification reasons of articles

From: Comparison of sealer penetration of sonic activation versus conventional needle irrigation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Article

Disqualification reasons

 

1

Khaleel et al. [47]

Not an in vitro CLSM study

2

Iandolo et al. [48]

Not an in vitro CLSM study

3

Tungsawat et al. [49]

Not an in vitro CLSM study

4

Koruk et al. [50]

Irrigants is not NaOCl & EDTA

5

Keskin et al. [51]

Irrigants is not NaOCl & EDTA

6

Salas et al. [52]

Irrigants is not NaOCl & EDTA

7

Matos et al. [53]

Irrigants is not NaOCl & EDTA

8

Bernabé et al. [44]

Not an in vitro CLSM study

9

Arslan et al. [54]

Lateral canals

10

Nikhil et al. [55]

No CNI control group

11

Chaudhry et al. [56]

No CNI control group

12

Oliveira et al. [18]

Not an in vitro CLSM study

13

Klyn et al. [57]

Not an in vitro CLSM study

14

Virdee et al. [58]

Not an in vitro CLSM study

15

Özlek, et al. [59]

Irrigants is not NaOCl & EDTA

16

Küçük et al. [60]

Irrigants is not NaOCl & EDTA