Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the global research trend and frontiers in the field of root caries.
METHODS: Two independent investigators searched the Web of Science Core Collection to include journal articles published on root caries from 1994 to 2023. They examined citation trends of the selected publications and performed bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer. Cooccurrence and cocitation analysis were used to calculate the burst strength of the most cited keywords and the most cited publications.
RESULTS: This study included 1144 publications (1004 scientific research articles and 140 review articles) for bibliometric analysis. The number of publications from 2018 to 2023 was 404, accounting for 35% (404/1144) over the last 30 years. The annual citation count showed a gradual upward trend with a surge from 2018. The cooccurrence analysis classified the publications into four clusters which were in vitro studies, prevention, microbiology, and epidemiology. Cocitation analysis revealed silver diamine fluoride, systematic review, and randomized clinical trial were the three main keywords; and their citation burst strength (period) were 17.2 (2017-2023), 9.4 (2015-2023), and 6.9 (2018-2023), respectively. Noninvasive treatment of root caries (narrative review), aetiology of root caries (narrative review), and use of silver diamine fluoride in arresting root caries (clinical trial) were the topics (publication type) of the three most cited publications; and their burst strength (period) were 8.9 (2017-2020), 5.9 (2017-2021), and 4.7 (2015-2018), respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the recent growing research interest in root caries, particularly on its microbiology, prevention, and the use of silver diamine fluoride.
METHODS: Two independent investigators searched the Web of Science Core Collection to include journal articles published on root caries from 1994 to 2023. They examined citation trends of the selected publications and performed bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer. Cooccurrence and cocitation analysis were used to calculate the burst strength of the most cited keywords and the most cited publications.
RESULTS: This study included 1144 publications (1004 scientific research articles and 140 review articles) for bibliometric analysis. The number of publications from 2018 to 2023 was 404, accounting for 35% (404/1144) over the last 30 years. The annual citation count showed a gradual upward trend with a surge from 2018. The cooccurrence analysis classified the publications into four clusters which were in vitro studies, prevention, microbiology, and epidemiology. Cocitation analysis revealed silver diamine fluoride, systematic review, and randomized clinical trial were the three main keywords; and their citation burst strength (period) were 17.2 (2017-2023), 9.4 (2015-2023), and 6.9 (2018-2023), respectively. Noninvasive treatment of root caries (narrative review), aetiology of root caries (narrative review), and use of silver diamine fluoride in arresting root caries (clinical trial) were the topics (publication type) of the three most cited publications; and their burst strength (period) were 8.9 (2017-2020), 5.9 (2017-2021), and 4.7 (2015-2018), respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the recent growing research interest in root caries, particularly on its microbiology, prevention, and the use of silver diamine fluoride.
摘要：
目的：本研究旨在探讨根龋领域的全球研究趋势和前沿。
方法：两名独立的研究人员搜索了WebofScienceCoreCollection，以包括1994年至2023年在根癌上发表的期刊文章。他们检查了选定出版物的引用趋势，并使用VOSviewer进行了文献计量分析。同时发生和共发生分析用于计算引用最多的关键词和引用最多的出版物的爆裂强度。
结果：本研究包括1144篇出版物（1004篇科学研究文章和140篇综述文章），用于文献计量分析。2018年至2023年的出版物数量为404，占过去30年的35％（404/1144）。年度引文数量呈逐步上升趋势，从2018年开始激增。共现分析将出版物分为四组，分别是体外研究，预防,微生物学,和流行病学。共合分析显示二氟化银，系统审查，和随机临床试验是三个主要关键词；它们的引文爆发强度(周期)为17.2(2017-2023)，9.4（2015-2023），和6.9（2018-2023），分别。根面龋的无创治疗(叙述性综述)根龋的病因（叙事审查），和使用氟化银二胺阻止根面龋（临床试验）是三个被引用最多的出版物的主题（出版物类型）；它们的破裂强度（周期）为8.9（2017-2020），5.9（2017-2021），和4.7（2015-2018），分别。
结论：这项研究突出了最近对根龋的研究兴趣，特别是它的微生物学，预防,和使用二氟化银。
方法：两名独立的研究人员搜索了WebofScienceCoreCollection，以包括1994年至2023年在根癌上发表的期刊文章。他们检查了选定出版物的引用趋势，并使用VOSviewer进行了文献计量分析。同时发生和共发生分析用于计算引用最多的关键词和引用最多的出版物的爆裂强度。
结果：本研究包括1144篇出版物（1004篇科学研究文章和140篇综述文章），用于文献计量分析。2018年至2023年的出版物数量为404，占过去30年的35％（404/1144）。年度引文数量呈逐步上升趋势，从2018年开始激增。共现分析将出版物分为四组，分别是体外研究，预防,微生物学,和流行病学。共合分析显示二氟化银，系统审查，和随机临床试验是三个主要关键词；它们的引文爆发强度(周期)为17.2(2017-2023)，9.4（2015-2023），和6.9（2018-2023），分别。根面龋的无创治疗(叙述性综述)根龋的病因（叙事审查），和使用氟化银二胺阻止根面龋（临床试验）是三个被引用最多的出版物的主题（出版物类型）；它们的破裂强度（周期）为8.9（2017-2020），5.9（2017-2021），和4.7（2015-2018），分别。
结论：这项研究突出了最近对根龋的研究兴趣，特别是它的微生物学，预防,和使用二氟化银。
