Review of High Level Endodontic Research in PubMed Index Journals from Iran
Mohammad Jafar Eghbal1, Hassan Torabzadeh
1Dental Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Introduction:
This study aimed to evaluate patents as well as high level researches including systematic reviews/meta-analyses and randomized controlled clinical trials (RCT) published in scientific journals by Iranians endodontic.
Materials And Methods:
The study started with targeted searches of PubMed as well as World Intellectual Property Organization and United State Patent and Trademark Office.
Results:
There were 4 filed/granted patents, 2 systematic reviews/meta-analyses and 25 RCTs. Patents were related to endodontic/dental (bio)materials. Performing a topic sorting, 15 RCTs were about vital pulp therapy and 8 about anesthesia and pain. More than 55% of these articles originated from three University of Medical Sciences: Shahid Beheshti (22.2%), Kerman (18.5%) and Mashad (14.8%).
Conclusion:
Vital pulp therapy was the most important topic amongst endodontic high level evidence articles.
