TOP 50 MOST CITED ARTICLES ON ADHESIVE CEMENTATION IN DENTISTRY: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

In recent decades, adhesive cementing has undergone numerous transformations aimed at improving products. Adhesive cementation plays a key role in dentistry, offering high retention, fracture resistance, and longevity of restorations. With a wide diversity of applications in dental practice, its use is constantly growing. Due to the great technological and research advances, it is understood that these materials evolve even more, resulting in a more effective clinical practice. In view of this, it is essential to condense and evaluate this data in a skillful way. In these circumstances, literature review is an essential method for mapping the scientific landscape in a specific field of study, such as adhesive cementation. Thus, the present study conducted a bibliometric review of the 50 most cited articles on the subject. A pre-defined search with MESH terms was  performed in the  Clarivate Analytics Web of Science  database in January 2024, using the terms (Dental Cements OR Dental Cement OR Cements, Dental OR Cement, Dental OR Luting Agents OR Luting Agent OR Cementation OR Dental Bonding OR Bonding, Dental) AND (Dentistry) AND (Resin Cements OR Resin Cement OR Cements,  Resin OR Cement, Resin) in the title and/or abstract. Publications that evaluated adhesive cementation in the title and/or abstract were included, and publications that did not refer to the theme studied or that used the theme as a secondary subject were excluded. There were no restrictions regarding study design, year of publication, language, or journal impact factor. The most cited articles were manually analyzed, including information such as authors, number of citations, and institutions of the first author. The results obtained showed a great diversity of studies, with 74% of laboratory studies. The United States stands out with the largest number of publications evidencing the international relevance of the research area. These results suggest a crucial role of adhesive cementation in dental restorations. Most of the literature was conducted at the laboratory level. Given the importance and growing evolution of adhesive systems, bibliometric analysis can become a crucial mechanism in the selection and evaluation of the scientific literature produced in the search for better evidence.