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Table 2 Search strategy for the MEDLINE and Google Scholar Beta databases a

From: Insertion torque recordings for the diagnosis of contact between orthodontic mini-implants and dental roots: protocol for a systematic review

Database

Search strategy

PubMed (MEDLINE)

(torque OR insertion torque OR torquing OR torqueing OR torque sensor* OR torque device* OR torquing device* OR torqueing device* OR torque screwdriver* OR torque driver*) AND (root* OR root contact* OR root vicinity OR dental root* OR root damage OR tooth OR teeth OR tooth contact* OR tooth vicinity) AND (implant* OR mini implant* OR micro implant* OR microimplant* OR screw* OR mini screw* OR miniscrew* OR micro screw* OR microscrew* OR temporary anchorage device*)

Google Scholar Betab

(orthodontics OR orthodontic OR orthodontist OR orthodontists) (torque OR torquing) (root OR roots OR tooth OR teeth) (implant OR implants OR “mini implant” OR screw OR screws OR ‘mini screw’ OR miniscrew OR ‘temporary anchorage device’)

  1. aThe appropriate characters for the truncation and exploration of search terms are adapted for each individual database. To avoid errors during the transfer of search terms, all search strategies are copied and pasted from the original without re-typing [64]. bThis shortened search strategy was chosen, because Google Scholar limits its search strings to under 256 characters [70].