A global overview of enamel microabrasion for white spot lesions: a bibliometric review.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to identify and analyze articles on enamel microabrasion for the treatment of white spot lesions. A search was conducted on the Web of Science. The following parameters were recorded and analyzed: number of citations, year, journal, impact factor, study design, theme, country and continent, institution, authors, and keywords. Data was analyzed using VOSviewer software. The initial search resulted in 1,126 documents, of which 94 articles were included. The highest number of citations an article received was 65. The oldest article was published in 1975, and the most recent in 2023. The most frequent study design was case report (n = 42). Regarding the themes, it was observed that the main objective of the studies was to evaluate the clinical performance of enamel micr

SUBMITTER: Rocha AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377876 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature