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ArticleJournal of dental sciences2024

A bibliometric analysis of teledentistry published in the category of dentistry, oral surgery and medicine.

Ting-Chia Liu, Yu-Chao Chang

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Article in Journal of dental sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Ting-Chia LiuSchool of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yu-Chao ChangSchool of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/purpose: Telemedicine has gained the popularity during COVID-19 pandemic. "Teledentistry" as the dental application of telemedicine was also with increased attention. The bibliometric analysis was employed to examine the global research trends and the current implementation status of teledentistry. Materials and methods: Titles and subjects were searched in the Web of Science database by using the keywords "teledentistry OR oral telemedicine OR dental telemedicine OR telemedicine in dentistry" in the category of Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine. Documents were collected from the establishment date up to December 31, 2023. Microsoft Excel was used for the descriptive and statistical analyses. The data were exhibited with visualization by VOSviewer. Results: A total of 146 articles were identified for bibliometric analysis. An upward trend in the number of publications was evident. The statistical analysis indicated a notable increased teledentistry publications affected by COVID-19 pandemic ( Conclusion: This bibliometric study provided an overview of the progress, trends and current directions for teledentistry in the fields of dentistry, oral surgery and medicine.

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Bibliometric analysisCOVID-19TeledentistryTelemedicine

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PMID39035274
PMCPMC11259665

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