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Review
. 2020 Dec 4;13(23):5534.
doi: 10.3390/ma13235534.

Scientific Trends in Clinical Research on Zirconia Dental Implants: A Bibliometric Review

Felice Lorusso  1   2 , Sammy Noumbissi  1   2 , Inchingolo Francesco  3 , Biagio Rapone  4 , Ahmad G A Khater  5 , Antonio Scarano  1   2
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Review

Scientific Trends in Clinical Research on Zirconia Dental Implants: A Bibliometric Review

Felice Lorusso et al. Materials (Basel). .

Abstract

Background: The clinical use of zirconia implants has been shown to increase steadily due to their biological, aesthetic, and physical properties; therefore, this bibliometric study aimed to review the clinical research and co-authors in the field of zirconia dental implant rehabilitation.

Methods: We searched Scopus and Web of Science databases using a comprehensive search strategy to 5 October 2020, and independently paired reviewers who screened studies, and collected data with inclusion criteria restricted to clinical research only (either prospective or retrospective). Data on article title, co-authors, number of citations received, journal details, publication year, country and institution involved, funding, study design, marginal bone loss, survival rate, failure, follow-up, and the author's bibliometric data were collected and evaluated.

Results: A total of 29 clinical studies were published between 2008 and 2020 as 41.4% were prospective cohort studies and 48.3% originated from Germany. Most of the included studies had been published in Clinical Oral Implant Research (n = 12), and the most productive institution was the Medical Center of University of Freiburg. The author with the largest number of clinical studies on zirconia implants was Kohal R.J. (n = 10), followed by Spies B.C. (n = 8).

Conclusions: This study revealed that zirconia implants have been more prominent in the last ten years, which is a valuable option for oral rehabilitation with marginal bone loss and survival rate comparable to titanium dental implants.

Keywords: bibliometrics; citations; scientometric; zirconia implant.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flow chart demonstrates the process of literature search and study selection.
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Publication trend of the clinical studies on the zirconia implants.
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Contribution journals in clinical research on zirconia implants.
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Network analysis of the authors with the largest number of clinical studies on zirconia implants.
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Bibliometric variables for authors with the highest number of topic papers.
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Figure 6
Box plots summarize the bibliometric variables of the authors with the largest number of studies.
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