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Level of research and scientific interest in immediate dentin sealing: A global bibliometric network analysis
Marianella Aguilar Ventura Fadel1, Maria Eduarda de Oliveira Castellain2, Lucas Menezes Dos Anjos3
1Professor, Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Statement Of Problem:
Understanding the scientific state of immediate dentin sealing (IDS) impacts the development of research on this topic.
Purpose:
The aim of the present study was to investigate the scientific level and research interest in IDS through a global bibliometric analysis.
Material And Methods:
A comprehensive search was conducted in November 2024 in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS-CC) by 2 independent researchers. Data related to publication profiles were extracted from the selected articles. Collaboration networks were generated using VOSviewer. The Spearman correlation was applied to analyze citation data.
Results:
A total of 103 studies published between 1992 and 2024 were included. The most cited article had 185 citations, and 42.57% of the publications were open access. Most studies were laboratory-based (n=71), primarily investigating the use of IDS in relation to restorative retention (n=90). OptiBond FL (Kerr Corp) was the most frequently used adhesive system (n=41). The United States was the most prevalent country in terms of publication count (n=19), while Europe was the most represented continent (n=36). VOSviewer revealed strong collaboration among authors, with Magne P being the most prominent contributor (n=20). The most frequent keyword was "immediate dentin sealing" (37 occurrences). The scientific level analysis indicated a lack of randomized clinical trials. The Spearman correlation revealed a weak association between citation count and publication year.
Conclusions:
A growing scientific interest in IDS has been observed over the past 2 decades. There is a need to prioritize the development of randomized clinical trials on this topic. The majority of the existing studies were laboratory-based and focused on restorative retention. Magne P was identified as the most frequent author.
