Andreas Dawson, Karen G Raphael, Alan Glaros, Susanna Axelsson, Taro Arima, Malin Ernberg, Mauro Farella, Frank Lobbezoo, Daniele Manfredini, Ambra Michelotti, Peter Svensson, Thomas List
AIMS: To combine empirical evidence and expert opinion in a formal consensus method in order to develop a quality-assessment tool for experimental bruxism studies in systematic reviews. METHODS: Tool development comprised five steps: (1) preliminary decisions, (2) item generation, (3) face-validity assessment, (4) reliability and discriminitive validity assessment, and (5) instrument refinement. The kappa value and phi-coefficient were calculated to assess inter-observer reliability and discriminative ability, respectively...
2013: Journal of Orofacial Pain