Administrative Claims Databases in Dentistry: Current Applications, Methodological Trends, and Evidence Gaps: A Global Scoping Review of Dataset Characteristics.

Researchers reviewed 472 studies using dental administrative claims databases worldwide, finding they predominantly originated from the United States and Taiwan and addressed treatment effectiveness, rare disease epidemiology, and healthcare utilisation, though most faced limitations including inadequate clinical information and inconsistent data quality.

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