Table 3 Analysis of certainty of evidence.

From: Effect of adhesive strategy of universal adhesives in noncarious cervical lesions – an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Follow-up period

Evaluation criteria

No. of studies common to both criteria

USPHS

(No. of studies included)

FDI

(No. of studies included)

18 months

Moderate (7)

High (5)

4

24 month

Low (4)

Moderate (2)

0

36 months

Low (4)

High (1)

1