Publication trends and scientific profile of clinical trials on universal adhesives in dentistry: A metrics-based review

IF 4.8 2区医学 Q1 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Journal of dentistry Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI:10.1016/j.jdent.2025.105965

Aurélio de Oliveira Rocha , Lucas Menezes dos Anjos , Michael Willian Favoreto , Michely Cristina Goebel , Bruno Henriques , Alessandra Reis , Alessandro D. Loguercio , Mariane Cardoso

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Abstract

Objective

to assess the scientific profile of clinical trials utilizing universal adhesives in dentistry through a bibliometric and altmetric analysis.

Methodology

A search was conducted in May 2025 on Web of Science (WoS-CC) and Scopus. Two researchers selected articles and extracted key study characteristics. VOSviewer was used to generate bibliometric networks. Dimensions was consulted to measure altmetric data. Google Trends was consulted to investigate the global popularity of research. Spearman’s correlation was used to evaluate the correlation of citations.

Results

A total of 130 studies were included. The studies predominantly investigated clinical performance (n = 120) of universal adhesives in the restoration of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) (n = 82), with a double-blind design (n = 77). The Journal of Dentistry (n = 26) stood out. The criteria of the World Dental Federation (FDI) were the most commonly used (n = 50), and the Scotchbond Universal adhesive was the most investigated product (n = 70). As an adhesive strategy, most studies used only the self-etch technique (n = 65). The majority of papers were published in Brazil (n = 60), with Loguercio AD (n = 34) and Reis A (n = 27) being the most frequent authors. VOSviewer revealed significant collaborations among authors. According to Dimensions, notable mentions were primarily identified on Mendeley.

Conclusions

Clinical studies on universal adhesives were primarily published by Brazilian authors and institutions, with the highest number of publications recorded in 2024. Most studies used Scotchbond Universal to restore NCCLs and assessed clinical performance.

Clinical Significance

By identifying the most studied clinical conditions, products, methodologies, and publication trends, this bibliometric and altmetric analysis offers valuable insights to clinicians and researchers into the current scientific landscape of universal adhesives.

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牙科通用粘接剂临床试验的出版趋势和科学概况：基于指标的综述。

目的：通过文献计量学和替代计量学分析来评估牙科中使用通用粘接剂的临床试验的科学概况。方法：于2025年5月在Web of Science （WoS-CC）和Scopus上进行检索。两位研究者选择文章并提取关键研究特征。使用VOSviewer生成文献计量网络。参考尺寸来测量替代数据。谷歌Trends被委托调查全球研究的受欢迎程度。采用Spearman相关评价引文的相关性。结果：共纳入130项研究。这些研究采用双盲设计（n = 77），主要研究了通用粘接剂在非龋牙性宫颈病变（ncls）修复中的临床表现（n = 120）（n = 82）。《牙科杂志》（n = 26）脱颖而出。世界牙科联合会（FDI）的标准是最常用的（n = 50），Scotchbond通用胶粘剂是研究最多的产品（n = 70）。作为粘接策略，大多数研究只使用自蚀刻技术（n = 65）。大多数论文发表在巴西（n = 60），其中最常见的作者是Loguercio AD （n = 34）和Reis A （n = 27）。VOSviewer揭示了作者之间的重要合作。根据《维度》杂志，值得注意的提到主要是在门德利身上发现的。结论：通用粘接剂的临床研究主要由巴西的作者和机构发表，2024年的出版物数量最多。大多数研究使用Scotchbond Universal修复ncls并评估临床表现。临床意义：通过确定研究最多的临床条件、产品、方法和出版趋势，这种文献计量学和替代计量学分析为临床医生和研究人员提供了有价值的见解，使他们了解通用粘合剂的当前科学景观。

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Journal of dentistry 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

7.30

自引率

11.40%

发文量

349

审稿时长

35 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Dentistry has an open access mirror journal The Journal of Dentistry: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. The Journal of Dentistry is the leading international dental journal within the field of Restorative Dentistry. Placing an emphasis on publishing novel and high-quality research papers, the Journal aims to influence the practice of dentistry at clinician, research, industry and policy-maker level on an international basis. Topics covered include the management of dental disease, periodontology, endodontology, operative dentistry, fixed and removable prosthodontics, dental biomaterials science, long-term clinical trials including epidemiology and oral health, technology transfer of new scientific instrumentation or procedures, as well as clinically relevant oral biology and translational research. The Journal of Dentistry will publish original scientific research papers including short communications. It is also interested in publishing review articles and leaders in themed areas which will be linked to new scientific research. Conference proceedings are also welcome and expressions of interest should be communicated to the Editor.