OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Endodontic Journal is 30. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The global prevalence of apical periodontitis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	181
PRILE 2021 guidelines for reporting laboratory studies in Endodontology: A consensus‐based development	146
Present status and future directions: Microbiology of endodontic infections	84
Efficacy of direct pulp capping for management of cariously exposed pulps in permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	81
Present status and future directions – irrigants and irrigation methods	65
PRICE 2020 guidelines for reporting case reports in Endodontics: a consensus‐based development	60
COVID‐19: its impact on dental schools in Italy, clinical problems in endodontic therapy and general considerations	60
Present status and future directions—Vital pulp treatment and pulp preservation strategies	59
Current status on minimal access cavity preparations: a critical analysis and a proposal for a universal nomenclature	56
Virtual reality: an effective tool for teaching root canal anatomy to undergraduate dental students – a preliminary study	55
PRIRATE 2020 guidelines for reporting randomized trials in Endodontics: a consensus‐based development	55
PRIASE 2021 guidelines for reporting animal studies in Endodontology: a consensus‐based development	51
PRILE 2021 guidelines for reporting laboratory studies in Endodontology: explanation and elaboration	45
Endodontic management of traumatized permanent teeth: a comprehensive review	45
Present status and future directions: Hydraulic materials for endodontic use	41
The effect of platelet‐rich plasma as a scaffold in regeneration/revitalization endodontics of immature permanent teeth assessed using 2‐dimensional radiographs and cone beam computed tomography: a ra	41
Association between cardiovascular diseases and apical periodontitis: an umbrella review	40
Clinical cell‐based versus cell‐free regenerative endodontics: clarification of concept and term	40
The influence of endodontic access cavity design on the efficacy of canal instrumentation, microbial reduction, root canal filling and fracture resistance in mandibular molars	37
Creation of well‐balanced experimental groups for comparative endodontic laboratory studies: a new proposal based on micro‐CT and in silico methods	37
Integration of telemedicine into the public health response to COVID‐19 must include dentists	37
Design, metallurgical features, mechanical performance and canal preparation of six reciprocating instruments	37
A prospective clinical study investigating the effectiveness of partial pulpotomy after relating preoperative symptoms to a new and established classification of pulpitis	37
The restoration of root filled teeth: a review of the clinical literature	36
MTT versus other cell viability assays to evaluate the biocompatibility of root canal filling materials: a systematic review	35

Role of respirators in controlling the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID‐19) amongst dental healthcare providers: a review	35
A macroscopic and histological analysis of radiographically well‐defined deep and extremely deep carious lesions: carious lesion characteristics as indicators of the level of bacterial penetration and	34
Chemical composition and bioactivity potential of the new Endosequence BC Sealer formulation HiFlow	32
Clinical endodontic management during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a literature review and clinical recommendations	32
Publication trends in micro‐CT endodontic research: a bibliometric analysis over a 25‐year period	31
Accuracy and efficiency of guided root‐end resection using a dynamic navigation system: a human cadaver study	30
Clinical procedures and outcome of surgical extrusion, intentional replantation and tooth autotransplantation – a narrative review	30
A laboratory study of the impact of ultraconservative access cavities and minimal root canal tapers on the ability to shape canals in extracted mandibular molars and their fracture resistance	30