Pan Taohua, Liu Qingqing, Bao Xin, Xu Ling
Department of Periodontology and Oral Mucosa, Changsha Stomatological Hospital, School of Dental Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Department of Oral Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
J Dent Sci. 2025 Jul;20(3):1894-1898. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2025.05.026. Epub 2025 Jun 5.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Furcation involvement is a condition characterized by unpleasant odors originating from the oral cavity. The purpose of this study was to analyze the scientometric characteristics and research trends of furcation involvement.
All the papers on furcation involvement were comprehensively retrieved from the Scopus database. The years of publication were divided into before 2010 and after 2010 in the analysis of research trends.
There were 1537 papers on furcation involvement, with total citations of 47,246 and the index of 98. The treatment modalities included guided tissue regeneration (GTR), bone regeneration, artificial membranes, surgical flaps, bone transplantation, dental scaling, and plastic surgery. The trend of diagnostic aspect has highlighted the diagnostic imaging by cone beam computed tomography and micro-computed tomography after 2010. The trend of treatment, plastic surgery, root canal therapy, subgingival curettage, absorbable implants, anti-bacterial agents, and antiinfective agent before 2010, has changed to bone defect, bone graft, platelet-rich fibrin, and local drug delivery after 2010. There have always been common keywords such as furcation defects, periodontitis, alveolar bone loss, GTR, bone regeneration, periodontal pocket, pathology, periodontal attachment loss, randomized controlled trial, and risk factor.
This scientometric study for the first time elucidated the current scenario and research trends of furcation involvement, particularly the comprehensive identification and recognition of the important research topics concerned.
背景/目的：根分叉病变是一种以口腔产生难闻气味为特征的病症。本研究旨在分析根分叉病变的科学计量学特征和研究趋势。
从Scopus数据库全面检索所有关于根分叉病变的论文。在研究趋势分析中，将发表年份分为2010年之前和2010年之后。
共有1537篇关于根分叉病变的论文，总被引次数为47246次，h指数为98。治疗方式包括引导组织再生（GTR）、骨再生、人工膜、手术瓣、骨移植、龈上洁治和整形手术。诊断方面的趋势显示，2010年之后锥形束计算机断层扫描和显微计算机断层扫描的诊断成像受到重视。治疗方面，2010年之前的趋势是整形手术、根管治疗、龈下刮治、可吸收植入物、抗菌剂和抗感染剂，2010年之后则转变为骨缺损、骨移植、富血小板纤维蛋白和局部药物递送。一直存在的常见关键词有根分叉病变、牙周炎、牙槽骨丧失、GTR、骨再生、牙周袋、病理学、牙周附着丧失、随机对照试验和危险因素。
这项科学计量学研究首次阐明了根分叉病变的现状和研究趋势，特别是对相关重要研究课题的全面识别和认识。
