OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Oral Health 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
3D printed complete removable dental prostheses: a narrative review	133
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on dental practice in Iran: a questionnaire-based report	62
The direct digital workflow in fixed implant prosthodontics: a narrative review	61
Associations between dental caries and systemic diseases: a scoping review	57
Children oral health and parents education status: a cross sectional study	49
Effects of mouth breathing on facial skeletal development in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	49
Effect of virtual reality distraction on pain and anxiety during infiltration anesthesia in pediatric patients: a randomized clinical trial	49
Determinants of dental caries in children in the Middle East and North Africa region: a systematic review based on literature published from 2000 to 2019	49
Deep learning based prediction of necessity for orthognathic surgery of skeletal malocclusion using cephalogram in Korean individuals	46
Assessment of the reproducibility and precision of milling and 3D printing surgical guides	46
A two-stage deep learning architecture for radiographic staging of periodontal bone loss	42
A technical note on contamination from PRF tubes containing silica and silicone	41
Human dental pulp stem cell responses to different dental pulp capping materials	41
What is the prevalence of peri-implantitis? A systematic review and meta-analysis	39
Mechanisms of PhotoBioModulation (PBM) focused on oral mucositis prevention and treatment: a scoping review	39
Evaluation of 24 protocols for the production of platelet-rich fibrin	38
A systematic review of the use of virtual reality or dental smartphone applications as interventions for management of paediatric dental anxiety	38
Development and evaluation of a gamified smart phone mobile health application for oral health promotion in early childhood: a randomized controlled trial	38
Mitigating saliva aerosol contamination in a dental school clinic	37
Patient satisfaction and oral health-related quality of life 10 years after implant placement	37
Digital intraoral scanner devices: a validation study based on common evaluation criteria	37
Periodontitis as a risk for oral cancer: a case–control study	36
Evaluation of salivary biomarkers for the diagnosis of periodontitis	34
Pathophysiological mechanisms of root resorption after dental trauma: a systematic scoping review	33
Clinical research: low-level laser therapy in accelerating orthodontic tooth movement	33

Relationship between oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, practice, self-rated oral health and oral health-related quality of life among Chinese college students: a structural equation modeling a	33
Artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic tools: utilizing a convolutional neural network (CNN) to assess periodontal bone level radiographically—a retrospective study	33
Streptococcus salivarius inhibits immune activation by periodontal disease pathogens	32
Malignant transformation of oral lichen planus: a retrospective study of 565 Japanese patients	32
Advances in novel therapeutic approaches for periodontal diseases	32
Evaluation of temporomandibular disorders among dental students of Saudi Arabia using Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD): a cross-sectional study	30
Effects of remote digital monitoring on oral hygiene of orthodontic patients: a prospective study	30
Impact of dental caries on oral health related quality of life among preschool children: perceptions of parents	30
Machine learning assisted Cameriere method for dental age estimation	30