Bibliometric analysis on bioactive materials in pediatric dentistry using Aggregate Mineral Trioxide and Biodentine

Abstract

Introduction: The development of minimally invasive biological therapies aimed at preserving pulpal vitality remains the key issue in contemporary pulpal therapy. The findings confirm that both Mineral Trioxide Added (MTA) and Biodentine are reliable materials for inducing dentin bridge formation while maintaining vital pulp in direct and indirect pulp capping procedures. These materials have also been used in other procedures. Objective: The objective of our research is to evaluate the published scientific literature on bioactive materials in pediatric dentistry through bibliometrics and altmetrics. Material and method: A bibliometric and altmetric analysis was carried out to investigate the scientific articles included in the Scopus database, published from January 2011 to December 2021. We analyzed the number of publications according to country, year, language, type of publication and journal metrics available at SCImago and CiteScore. We determined relationships by Pearson's correlation test using Stata v17 and VOSviewer software. We assess the impact on social networks using the Altmetric Attention Score software. Results: It was found that the country that publishes the most about MTA and Biodentine is India, during the year 2021. The English language was the most used, the most frequent type of publication was the original article. The most cited article had no impact on social networks. Conclusion: Our bibliometric and altmetric analysis reveals a worldwide interest in bioactive materials in pediatric dentistry.