Restor Dent Endod.  2024 Aug;49(3):e29. 10.5395/rde.2024.49.e29.

A global overview of enamel microabrasion for white spot lesions: a bibliometric review

• Rocha AdO
• Cardoso K
• Goebel MC
• Santos PS
• Anjos LMd
• Ribeiro JS
• Santana CM
• Cardoso M

• KMID: 2559742
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5395/rde.2024.49.e29

Abstract

This study aimed to identify and analyze articles on enamel microabrasion for the treatment of white spot lesions. A search was conducted on the Web of Science. The following parameters were recorded and analyzed: number of citations, year, journal, impact factor, study design, theme, country and continent, institution, authors, and keywords. Data was analyzed using VOSviewer software. The initial search resulted in 1,126 documents, of which 94 articles were included. The highest number of citations an article received was 65. The oldest article was published in 1975, and the most recent in 2023. The most frequent study design was case report (n = 42). Regarding the themes, it was observed that the main objective of the studies was to evaluate the clinical performance of enamel microabrasion (n = 75), primarily using Opalustre (Ultradent Products Inc., South Jordan, UT, USA) (n = 37) for treating white stains caused by dental fluorosis (n = 41). Most articles originated from Latin America (n = 31), mainly from Brazil (n = 26). The most frequent author was Sundfeld RH (n = 10). This study reveals research trends in the field of enamel microabrasion. The publications were mainly case reports/series using Opalustre for the removal of fluorosis stains.

Keyword

Bibliometric analysis; Enamel microabrasion; Esthetic dentistry; Spot lesions

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  Figure 1 Study selection protocol flowchart.

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  Figure 2 Distribution of the number of publications over the years.

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  Figure 3 Worldwide distribution of origin of publications on enamel microabrasion.

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  Figure 4 Main groups/authors who researched enamel microabrasion. A minimum number of 2 occurrences (2 studies) per author was considered. The names associated with the highest points correspond to the most frequent authors. On the other hand, the names associated with the lowest points correspond to the authors with the lowest occurrence. The lines and the same color between the dots indicate collaboration and groups of authors.

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  Figure 5 Frequency and interaction of the main keywords associated with the study. Minimum number of occurrence of keywords: 3 studies. In the highest points are the keywords that appeared more often, on the other hand, the words that appear less often are associated with the lowest points. The lines that unite these points indicate the relationship and use of these words in the same studies. Regarding the colors, the words associated with the foci with colors close to blue, are older terms and closer to yellow, more recent terms, as described in the image scale.

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