Bibliometric Analysis of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: High Citation Rates but Low Evidence

Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Bibliometric Analysis from 2003 to 2023

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a serious condition associated with the use of antiresorptive and antiangiogenic medications. Despite extensive research, the pathophysiology of MRONJ remains poorly understood. Bibliometric analysis provides insights into the academic impact of research, helping identify influential works and emerging trends in this field. This study employed a bibliometric analysis of MRONJ publications indexed in Web of Science from 2003 to 2023. The analysis included English-language articles and utilized the VOSviewer, R Studio Bibliometrix package, and Graphpad to evaluate citation counts, publication trends, and collaboration patterns. This study unveils the current situation of the MRONJ research, addressing well-recognized safety issues of antiresorptive and antiangiogenic agents. Our findings may suggest that the overall trend of the MRONJ research continues to evolve and is not likely to reach its peak or plateau yet. We believe that our work will help to identify gaps in the literature and future research directions, contributing to a better understanding of MRONJ management.

A bibliometric analysis of minimally invasive dentistry: A review of the literature from 1994 to 2021

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

Minimally invasive dentistry is a technique for the maximal preservation of healthy tooth structures and has been a focus of attention in dental research. However, a detailed bibliometric analysis focusing on research related to minimally invasive dentistry is lacking.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this bibliometric analysis was to analyze leading countries and organizations and to identify the preferred journals, the most productive authors, and the most commonly used keywords in the field of minimally invasive dentistry.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The search was performed by using the Scopus database, and publications pertinent to the field of minimally invasive dentistry from 1994 to 2021 were identified. A bibliometric analysis with reference to citations and documents, authors, journals, and keywords was performed. A total of 391 articles published in Scopus indexed journals between 1994 and January 2021 were analyzed by using a software program.

RESULTS

A continuing yet steady increase in research publications was identified, with a substantial increase in publications since 2013. The United States and Germany were the countries that published the most articles (98 and 46, respectively), articles that received 1877 and 806 citations, respectively. Cardiff University, UK, was the most productive organization that received 212 citations. The most highly cited articles were from the Q1 category. Blum from King's College London was the highest-cited author in this field.

CONCLUSIONS

Considerable advancement has been made in minimally invasive dentistry, as demonstrated by the increase in the number of publications linked with collaboration among various authors, nations, and institutes. This citation analysis gives a perspective on the progress of research in the field of minimally invasive dentistry and allows identification of the most significant and pertinent research areas.

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw after dental clearance: Prevalence in an oncology center

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Outcomes of Clinical Trials on Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

Objective: The purpose of this study was to provide a cross-sectional view of all registered clinical trials enrolling patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). The primary aim was to report predictors of trial completion and publication of results.

Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of ONJ trials registered with ClinicalTrials.gov. For each included entry, trial characteristics and endpoints were recorded. Predictors were enrollment size, etiology, study type, intervention type, sponsor, funding, study locations, number of centers, and specialty of the principal investigator. Outcomes were trial status, publication on PubMed, journal of publication, and length of time between endpoints. Associations between predictors and outcomes were evaluated using chi-square tests and t-tests.

Results: The final sample included 26 trials. Overall, 50% of trials were completed and 69% of completed trials were published. Three out of four terminated trials were suspended due to lack of funding. The median enrollment for completed trials was 149 participants with a mean length of five years. All trials included medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) patients and 26% also included osteoradionecrosis of the jaw (ORNJ) patients. The majority of trials were observational (65%), conducted internationally (62%), and involved multiple centers (54%). Published trials had a mean time of 5.9 years between trial start and publication, which was comparable to trial length (p=0.90) and appeared in either dental (44%) or cancer (56%) journals. Completion and publication rates were not significantly increased by industry sponsorship/funding, larger enrollment sizes, or multi-center involvement. Oral and maxillofacial surgery was the most represented dental specialty of principal investigators (56%).

Conclusions: The majority of completed ONJ trials had their results published in a timely manner. Evidence-based investigation of ONJ is a multi-disciplinary and international effort. Among all specialists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons led the most ONJ trials.

The Top 100 Most Cited Articles Published in Dentistry: 2020 Update

This bibliometric review is aimed to analyze the top 100 most-cited publications in dentistry and to compare its outcomes. A literature search was performed using Elsevier's Scopus, without any restriction of language, publication year, or study design. Of 336,381 articles, the top 100 were included based on their citation count, which ranged from 638 to 4728 citations (Feijoo et al., 326 to 2050). The most productive decade was the 2000s, with 40 articles on the list (Feijoo et al., 1980s: 26). Marx RE (7%) was the major contributor in this study (Feijoo et al., Socransky SS: 9%), and almost half (48%) of articles were from the USA. Of the top 100 articles, 26% focused on periodontology (Feijoo et al., periodontology: 43%), while 17% of the total were published in the Journal of Dental Research (Feijoo et al., Journal of Clinical Periodontology: 20%). Most of the publications were narrative reviews/expert opinion (36%), (Feijoo et al., case series: 22%), and were within the evidence level V (64%) (Feijoo et al., 54%). The citation count that a paper secures is not necessarily a reflection of research's quality, however, the current analysis provides the latest citation trends in dentistry.

Systemic Manifestations of the Periodontal Disease: A Bibliometric Review

This bibliometric review aimed to identify and analyze the top 100 most-cited publications on the systemic manifestations of periodontal disease (PD). A literature search was performed using the Web of Science (WoS) 'All Databases', without any restriction of language, publication year, or study design. Of 4418 articles, the top 100 were included based on their citation count. After downloading the full texts, their bibliometric information was extracted and analyzed. The citation counts for the top 100 articles ranged from 156 to 4191 (median 217). The most productive years were 2003 and 2005, with 20 articles on the list. Majority of the articles were published in the Journal of Periodontology (n = 25). The top 100 articles were generated primarily from the USA (n = 61). Most of the publications were clinical trials (n = 27) and focused on the cardiovascular manifestations of PD (n = 31). Most of the articles were within the evidence level V (n = 41). A total of 58 studies received funding and the most frequently used keyword in the top articles was "periodontal disease" (n = 39). The current citation analysis presents insights into the current trends in the systemic manifestations of periodontal disease.