A scientometric study on research trends and characteristics of tooth intentional replantation.

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Intentional replantation is regarded as a final strategy to preserve natural teeth affected by inaccessible endodontic and periodontal disease. The purpose of this study was to analyze the scientometric characteristics and research trends of tooth intentional replantation.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

All the papers on intentional replantation were comprehensively retrieved from the Scopus database. The years of publication were divided into before 2017 and after 2017 in the analysis of research trends.

RESULTS

There were 356 papers on intentional replantation, with total citations of 5562 and the h index of 42. The trend of bone substitutes, boron compounds, and boron derivative before 2017, has changed to aluminum compounds, aluminum derivative, and silicate after 2017. The trend of treatment keywords such as anti-bacterial agents, antiinfective agent, curettage, guided tissue regeneration, post and core technique, and retrograde obturation before 2017, has changed to apical surgery, endodontic surgery, surgical extrusion, periodontal regeneration, treatment failure, and platelet-rich fibrin after 2017. Besides, there were more systematic review and/or meta-analyses of the effectiveness and outcome of intentional replantation after 2017. There have always been common keywords such as root canal therapy, cone beam computed tomography, tooth extraction, diagnostic imaging, apicoectomy, root resorption, tooth ankylosis, tooth avulsion, periodontal ligament, periodontal pocket, auto-transplantation, alveolar bone loss, and bone regeneration.

CONCLUSION

This scientometric study elucidated the current scenario and research trends of tooth intentional replantation, particularly the comprehensive identification and recognition of the important research topics concerned.