Table 1 Search strategy

#1 = expectation

#13 = attitude

#2 = patient expectation

#14 = patient attitude

#3 = expectation satisfaction

#15 = attitude belief

#4 = health expectation

#16 = attitude scale

#5 = treatment expectation

#17 = attitude knowledge

#6 = expectation outcome

#18 = attitude questionnaire

#7 = patient expectations satisfaction

#8 = expectant

#9 = expected value

#10 = expected

#11 = outcome expectations

#12 = #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11

#19 = #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 OR #18

#20 = knowledge

#28 = oral

#21 = knowledge attitude practice

#29 = oral health

#22 = health knowledge

#30 = oral care

#23 = knowledge questionnaire

#31 = dental

#24 = patient knowledge

#32 = dental health

#25 = knowledge practice

#33 = dental care

#26 = oral health knowledge

#34 = dentistry

#27 = #20 OR #21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25 OR #26

#35 = #28 OR #29 OR #30 OR #31 OR #32 OR #33 OR #34

#36 = #12 AND #35

Specific search

#37 = #19 AND #35

#39 = dental implants [MeSH]

#38 = #27 AND #35

#40 = #12 AND #39