Objectives: Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has a long history of providing predictable clinical outcomes in dental applications especially in endodontic procedures. This bibliometric analysis aimed at evaluating the advancements of research in mineral trioxide aggregate and its use in the field of dentistry, together with the detection of most significant authors, organizations, countries, journals, papers, and the exploration of commonly used keywords using a structured approach. Materials and method: The search was conducted using the Elsevier’s Scopus database, gathering publication information related to MTA published from 1993 and 2021 July. Metadata comprising of titles, abstracts, keywords, authors, organizations, and countries were obtained. Bibliometric evaluators with respect to authors, articles published, journals, keywords, and top countries were scrutinized. Data was analyzed using VOS viewer. Results: Between 1993 and 2021, an uptrend in the research performed on MTA was identified. Researchers from United States, Brazil, and Iran actively contributed on MTA, while papers from USA were highly cited. The Journal of Endodontics along with International Endodontic Journal were the top contributing academic journals. Hacettepe University, Turkey and Cardiff University from United Kingdom were the top most contributing organizations. Mahmoud Torabinejad was the most cited author. Most commonly used keywords included Mineral trioxide aggregate, silicate, oxide, root canal filling material. Conclusion: The global rise in the number of publications on mineral trioxide aggregate, tremendous networking and citations have been identified amongst various organizations, authors, and nations through this bibliometric analysis.

Salivary biomarkers are indicators of many biological and pathological conditions and provide further information regarding the early detection of diseases. This bibliometric analysis aims to identify and evaluate the scientific literature addressing salivary biomarkers from a dental perspective, to identify the most prolific organizations, authors, journals, countries, and keywords used within this research domain. An electronic search was performed using Elsevier’s Scopus database. From a total of 587 retrieved papers (published between 1997 and 2021), 399 were selected. For the data analysis and its visualization, the title of the articles, year of publication, countries, authors, journals, articles, and keywords were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and VOSviewer (a bibliometric software program). An increase in the number of publications was identified from 1997 to 2021. The United States (U.S.) published the most papers (84) and received the highest citations (3778), followed by India and Brazil. The Journal of Periodontology published the highest number of articles (39) that received the highest citations. The University of Kentucky from the U.S. published most of the papers related to salivary biomarkers that received the highest citations. Timo Sorsa published the most papers (14 papers), while Craig Miller was the highest cited author (754 citations). Concerning the highly cited papers, a paper by Micheal et al., published in 2010, received the highest citations (487 citations). “Saliva”, followed by “human”, were the most common keywords used by the authors in the papers related to salivary biomarkers. The findings of this analysis revealed an increase in salivary biomarker-related publications that positively influenced the number of citations each paper received. The U.S. produced the most publications that received the highest citations, and the University of Kentucky, U.S., was the most prominent. The articles were mostly published in the Journal of Periodontology and received the highest number of citations.

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OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to assess the frequency and to analyze different factors associated with dentine hypersensitivity among the patients visiting the dental outpatient department of Bahria University medical and dental college Karachi. METHODOLOGY:A Cross sectional questionnaire based study was conducted over a period of seven months among 366 patients visiting the dental OPD of Bahria University Medical and Dental College. Survey utilized for this study was adopted from the study conducted by Braimoh and Ilochonwu. All participants answered questions related to knowledge regarding dentine hypersensitivity, factors hurting the teeth, measures taken to reduce the pain and teeth commonly affected. Statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test and descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The frequency of DH was 36% among the surveyed respondents. DH was considerably higher in females as compared to males. A total of 36.6% males and 50.8% females had awareness regarding DH. While 19% male and 17% female patients chewed from one side of mouth. Vigorous brushing of teeth was noted in 16% males whereas brushing for longer duration was identified in 15.3% of females. Maxillary posteriors were most sensitive teeth. CONCLUSION: The frequency of DH among the patients was 36.3% with a predilection for females gender. Cold foods were commonly identified factors for causing sensitivity in teeth. KEY WORDS: Dentine hypersensitivity, Dental patients, Frequency, Cross sectional study. HOW TO CITE: Alam BF, Khan U, Abbasi N, Nayab T. Dentine hypersensitivity and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study conducted on patients visiting dental hospital of karachi, pakistan.

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Pakistan has a high rate of incidence of oral cancer. In Pakistan, betel nut, betel quid and tobacco are found to be the most important causative agents of oral cancer. Timely detection and diagnosis of oral cancers can improve their responsive to treatments, consequently decreasing mortality rate and increasing the prognosis rate. The objective of this study was to report the knowledge and information about the different causes, risk factors and clinical appearance of oral cancer among undergraduate dental and medical students and to further identify the changes and improvements required in the teaching strategies. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional survey was done among 400 medical and dental undergraduate students of Bahria Medical and Dental University Karachi. The tool used to evaluate awareness of oral cancer was a self-administered questionnaire taken from Carter to Odgen. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS software (v-16) to calculate mean descriptive and percentages of the awareness about causes and early signs of oral cancer among undergraduate students. RESULTS: Students of dentistry were found to have a habit of examining the oral mucosa as compared to the medical students. Betel nut chewing and tobacco were the commonly identified risk factors. Non-healing ulcer was recognized as the common clinical change pertaining to oral cancer. Out of all students, only 6% were found to be very well informed. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that curriculum of medical and dental students should be improved by incorporating more interactive teaching sessions such as seminars, OPD training sessions and awareness programs for oral cancer. More emphasis should be given on oral examination by medical students during their clinical years to enhance their knowledge about oral cancer improving its prognosis.

Background Denture stomatitis is a clinical condition that affects people who wear removable maxillary dentures. It causes redness, soreness, and erythema and ultimately affects the general condition of the patient. The objective of this study was to analyze the leading countries, journals, organizations, and authors and the frequently used keywords associated with denture stomatitis. Material and Methods A bibliometric analysis of publications indexed in the Scopus database was conducted, and the article titles, abstracts, and keywords were analyzed using the VOSviewer software. Denture stomatitis-related publications from 1960 to 2021 were collected. This study included only research papers published in English with “article” as the paper type and dentistry as the subject area. Results Data from a total of 461 articles and 10 different journals were obtained. The papers were published in 64 different countries. Brazil and the United States of America were the top contributing countries, and the University of Sydney was the leading organization. Papers published in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation received the highest number of citations, while author Gordon Ramage from the University of Glasgow received the highest number of citations. Conclusions The bibliometric analysis revealed that the number of denture stomatitis-related publications indexed in the Scopus database is increasing globally. Since 2007, there has been an increase in research interest regarding denture stomatitis, with more publications from several countries expected to be published in different journals. Key words: Bibliometric analysis, denture, candida, VOSviewer, maxilla.