“…Similar to PS, there was an over‐ or underestimation of the result for IR, due to methodological and reporting inadequacies, specifically inconsistent IR protocol (Torabinejad et al, 2015b; Wang et al, 2020), variable criteria for tooth survival (Mainkar, 2017; Torabinejad et al, 2015b), incorrect interpretation of the survival rate (Abid, 2010), where extractions for the failing teeth were performed at the end of the study (Torabinejad et al, 2015b), incompatibility of survival metrics for single‐crown implants and IR (Torabinejad et al, 2015b). Additionally, Wang et al (2020) had terminology discrepancies regarding ‘success’ and ‘survival’, there was a failure to define the relevant outcome criteria, and there was no description of quantitative statistical data analysis for the meta‐analysis that was performed.…”