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Author, year | Specimen randomization | Single operator protocol implementation | Blinding of the testing machine operator | Presence of a control group | Standardization of sample preparation | Failure mode evaluation | Following the manufacturer’s instructions | Description of sample size calculation | Discarded unacceptable samples | Risk of bias |
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Akin et al., 2011 [9] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NM | Yes | Medium |
Akin et al., 2011 [11] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NM | Yes | Low |
Khakbaz et al., 2019 [75] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NM | Yes | Medium |
Gorler et al., 2015 [77] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low |
Gundogdu et al., 2014 [33] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low |
Kulkarni et al., 2011 [78] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NM | Yes | Low |
Nakhaei et al., 2016 [76] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NM | Yes | Medium |
Surapaneni et al., 2013 [79] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Low |
Usumez et al., 2004 [30] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Low |
Vishwanath et al., 2016 [80] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | NM | Medium |
Hamanaka et al., 2017 [81] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NM | Yes | Low |
Hawraa Khalid et al., 2017 [82] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NM | Yes | Medium |
Khanna et al. 2015 [83] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NM | Yes | Low |
Takahashi et al., 2001 [29] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NM | Yes | Medium |
Jacobsen et al., 1997 [31] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NM | Yes | Low |
Korkmaz et al., 2013 [32] | Yes | NM | NM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NM | Yes | Low |
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