Valeri Cristina, Quinzi Vincenzo, Di Giandomenico Daniela, Fani Eda, Leonardi Rosalia, Marzo Giuseppe
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Postgraduate School of Orthodontics, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Italy.
Department of General Surgery and Surgical-Medical Specialties, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Digit Health. 2023 Oct 12;9:20552076231204747. doi: 10.1177/20552076231204747. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
Teledentistry is a specialized area within telemedicine employs digital technology and telecommunications to remotely manage dental patients, offering care, advice, education, and treatment. The significance of teledentistry escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study presents a bibliometric analysis of teledentistry, based on a retrospective search of the Scopus database.
The research utilized Bibliometrix and VOSviewer software.
Publications on teledentistry have shown a recent surge, particularly since 2020, attributed to the pandemic. Out of 369 articles, just 28 (7.5%) were single-authored, while most involved collaborative efforts. These articles were dispersed across 160 journals, with the Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare, International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, and Telemedicine And E-Health each publishing over 15 articles. Remarkably, 66% of the journals featured open-access content. The University of Western Australia emerged as the most prolific institution, with 12 publications, while the United States, Chile, and Brazil led in the number of published documents.
The growing interest in teledentistry, mainly fueled by the pandemic, has promising implications for dental practice. Despite the existing limitations, it holds potential. This bibliometric analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the field and offers valuable quantitative insights for shaping future research and funding strategies, especially concerning protocol development and digital risk assessment.
远程牙科是远程医疗中的一个专业领域，它利用数字技术和电信手段对牙科患者进行远程管理，提供护理、建议、教育和治疗。在新冠疫情期间，远程牙科的重要性不断提高。
本研究基于对Scopus数据库的回顾性检索，对远程牙科进行文献计量分析。
该研究使用了Bibliometrix和VOSviewer软件。
关于远程牙科的出版物近期呈激增态势，尤其是自2020年以来，这归因于疫情。在369篇文章中，仅有28篇（7.5%）为独著，而大多数文章涉及合作。这些文章分布在160种期刊上，《远程医疗与远程护理杂志》《国际环境研究与公共卫生杂志》以及《远程医疗与电子健康》各自发表了15篇以上的文章。值得注意的是，66%的期刊提供开放获取内容。西澳大利亚大学是发文量最多的机构，发表了12篇文章，而美国、智利和巴西在发表文献数量上领先。
主要由疫情推动的对远程牙科日益增长的兴趣，对牙科实践具有积极的影响。尽管存在现有局限性，但它仍具有潜力。这项文献计量分析提供了该领域的全面概述，并为制定未来研究和资助策略，特别是关于协议开发和数字风险评估，提供了有价值的定量见解。
