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Dental publications on the treatment of temporomandibular disorders: A bibliometric analysis.

Fredy Hugo Cruzado-Oliva, Elmo Linder Cruzado-Oliva, Heber Isac Arbildo-Vega, Franz Tito Coronel-Zubiate

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Review in F1000Research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Fredy Hugo Cruzado-OlivaFaculty of Stomatology, Stomatology School, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, La Libertad, 13001, Peru.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1575-0077
Elmo Linder Cruzado-OlivaFaculty of Engineering, School of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, La Libertad, 13001, Peru.
Heber Isac Arbildo-VegaFaculty of Dentistry, Dentistry School, Universidad San Martin de Porres, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, 14012, Peru.
Franz Tito Coronel-ZubiateFaculty of Health Sciences, Stomatology School, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amaazonas, Chachapoyas, Amazonas / Chachapoyas, 01001, Peru.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4747-947X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a common cause of orofacial pain, and research on therapeutic approaches has grown substantially in recent years. This bibliometric study aimed to assess the scientific output of Scopus-indexed articles on temporomandibular disorder (TMD) treatment, highlighting research trends, key authors, keywords and influential patterns. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in the Scopus database from January 2014 to Au-gust 2024. Results: The search retrieved 621 articles; after excluding those not related to TMD treatment, 220 were analyzed. The main topics were treatment types and classifications of TMD. The journal contributing the most scientific content was the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The leading institutions in this field were three universities from Brazil. Conclusions: The analysis reveals a steady increase in publications related to TMD treatment. These findings describe publication patterns rather than clinical efficacy or quality of evidence. Further systematic evaluations are needed to determine whether these research trends translate into standardized treatment protocols.

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BibliometricsPublicationsTemporomandibular Joint DisordersHumansbibliometricsevidence-based dentistryresearchtemporomandibular jointtemporomandibular joint disorders

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PMID41939795
PMCPMC13047366

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