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ReviewInternational journal of dentistry2026

Research Trends and Thematic Evolution of

Norfaezah Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Nur Armidha Nadihah, Nurulhasanah Mustapar, Sharifah Nurul Akilah Syed Mohamad, Mohd Hafiz Arzmi

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Review in International journal of dentistry, 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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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Research Trends and Thematic Evolution ofInternational journal of dentistry · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Norfaezah AhmadDepartment of Prosthodontics, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan 25200, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia, iium.edu.my.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4286-0647
Muhammad Ashraf FauziFaculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Lebuh Persiaran Tun Khalil Yaakob, Gambang 26300, Pahang, Malaysia, umpsa.edu.my.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2137-4602
Nur Armidha NadihahDepartment of Fundamental Dental and Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan 25200, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia, iium.edu.my.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4345-8088
Nurulhasanah MustaparDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, iium.edu.my.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4264-6075
Sharifah Nurul Akilah Syed MohamadDepartment of Fundamental Dental and Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan 25200, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia, iium.edu.my.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8041-6000
Mohd Hafiz ArzmiDepartment of Fundamental Dental and Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan 25200, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia, iium.edu.my.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9470-6412

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to map the publication landscape, intellectual structure and thematic organisation of Methods: The Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection was used to retrieve publications. Search terms were pre-determined on Findings: A total of 295 journal articles were included in the final dataset, with 3035 citations in total and 2795 excluding self-citations. The number of research outputs has grown significantly since 2014. The major geographical contributors were Saudi Arabia, India and Egypt. Co-citation analysis showed that the intellectual structure of the field is anchored in references related to preventive dentistry, oral hygiene practices, periodontal health, phytochemistry and antimicrobial research. Four significant thematic groups were identified through bibliographic coupling and keyword searches: antimicrobial and antioxidant mechanisms; behavioural and preventive oral health practices; extract-based and clinical applications in dental caries management; and plaque control and gingival health outcomes. The clusters indicate that the literature is organised around traditional oral hygiene use, antimicrobial and phytochemical mechanisms, clinical oral health outcomes and natural product applications. Conclusion: The evidence base for

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antimicrobial activitybibliometric analysismiswakoral hygieneSalvadora persica

Identifiers

PMID42626132
PMCPMC13490913

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