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Scientific production on silicate-based endodontic materials: evolution and current state: a bibliometric analysis

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Objectives

To perform a bibliometric analysis on silicate-based biomaterials in endodontics; to elucidate the evolution and distribution of scientific production regarding research on these biomaterials, the authors and institutions involved, and the most used descriptors/keywords in this field.

Materials and methods

A general advanced broad search was performed in Web of Science Core Collection, using the terms “Silicate” and “Endod*.” By means of the “Analyze Results” and “Citation Analysis” tools from Web of Science, bibliometric data were extracted. Bibliometric networks on co-authorship and keyword co-occurrence were illustrated using VOSviewer software tool.

Results

Research in the field of silicate-based endodontic materials in endodontics has followed an exponential crescent tendency over the period between 1995 and 2020. Two major co-authorship networks lead the research production in the field, headed by Gandolfi MG and Prati C, and Rodríguez-Lozano FJ and Forner L; respectively. “Mineral trioxide aggregate,” “MTA”, “Biocompatibility,” “Biodentine,” and “In vitro” were the terms with the highest occurrence. The modal study type in this research area are laboratory studies, representing 77.7% of the total number of records. The relationship between keywords illustrates the recent tendency to assess biological properties of MTA and Biodentine, which could be extrapolated to other silicate-based materials.

Conclusions

The results from the present study highlight the exponential increase and distribution of scientific production on silicate-based materials in endodontics, along with the modal keywords used as descriptors and the major authorship networks involved. The predominance of laboratory studies in this research field reinforces the need for clinical studies, to extrapolate the reported performance and characteristics of silicate-based materials into the clinical setting.

Clinical relevance

The present study may aid the clinician’s continuing education and evidence-based practice by providing knowledge and facilitating the literature search on the field of silicate-based biomaterials in endodontics.

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The present study was funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and the Spanish Network of Cell Therapy (TerCel), RETICS subprogram of the I+D+I 2013–2016 Spanish National Plan, project “RD16/0011/0001” funded by ISCIII and co-founded by European Regional Development Funds “una manera de hacer Europa.” The corresponding author received funding from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities (FPU19/03115).

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Stomatology, Radiology and Physical Medicine, Morales Meseguer Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain

    Julia Guerrero-Gironés & Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Lozano

  2. Departament d’Estomatologia, Facultat de Medicina I Odontologia, Universitat de València, C. Gascó Oliag, 1, 46010, Valencia, Spain

    Leopoldo Forner, José Luis Sanz, James Ghilotti, Carmen Llena, Adrián Lozano & María Melo

  3. Cellular Therapy and Hematopoietic Transplant Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute, Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinical University Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, University of Murcia, 30120, Murcia, Spain

    Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Lozano

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Conceptualization: J Guerrero-Gironés, JL Sanz, M Melo; data curation: C Llena, J Ghilotti, M Melo; formal analysis: J Guerrero-Gironés, JL Sanz, A Lozano; investigation: J Guerrero-Gironés, JL Sanz; Methodology: J Guerrero-Gironés , JL Sanz; project administration: FJ Rodríguez-Lozano, L Forner, M Melo; software: J Guerrero-Gironés, C Llena, J Ghilotti, A Lozano; supervision: M Melo, FJ Rodríguez-Lozano; validation: J Guerrero-Gironés, FJ Rodríguez-Lozano, L Forner; visualization: FJ Rodríguez-Lozano, M Melo, J Ghilotti, A Lozano, Forner L; Roles/writing—original draft: JL Sanz, FJ Rodríguez-Lozano; writing—review and editing: FJ Rodríguez-Lozano, L Forner.

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Guerrero-Gironés, J., Forner, L., Sanz, J.L. et al. Scientific production on silicate-based endodontic materials: evolution and current state: a bibliometric analysis. Clin Oral Invest 26, 5611–5624 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-022-04605-8

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