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Table 1 General characteristics of studies included (n = 111)

From: The reporting of pilot and feasibility studies in the top dental specialty journals is suboptimal

Study characteristic

n, (%)

Trial location:

 Europe

49, (44.1)

 Asia

28, (25.2)

 North America

27, (24.3)

 South America

4, (3.6)

 Australia

3, (2.7)

Specialty discipline:

 Oral and maxillofacial surgery

26, (23.4)

 Prosthodontics

19, (17.1)

 Oral pathology and oral medicine

17, (15.3)

 Periodontology

16, (14.4)

 Pediatric dentistry

8, (7.2)

 Orthodontics

7, (6.3)

 Oral and maxillofacial radiology

6, (5.4)

 Dental anesthesia

5, (4.5)

 Dental public health

5, (4.5)

 Endodontics

2, (1.8)

Year of publication:

 2017

33, (29.7)

 2018

24, (21.6)

 2019

22, (19.8)

 2020

32, (28.8)