Mendoza-Martiarena Yens, Norabuena-Robles Miguel Ángel, Carranza-Samanez Kilder Maynor, Piscoche-Rodríguez Claudia Denisse
Research Group in Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru.
School of Medical Technology, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru.
Int J Dent. 2025 Aug 6;2025:8594730. doi: 10.1155/ijod/8594730. eCollection 2025.
To perform a bibliometric analysis of clinical trials (CTs) that evaluated the effectiveness of treatments for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) between 1973 and 2023. This bibliometric study analyzed CT on TMD treatment identified in Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases through a query in MeSH terms. The main characteristics analyzed were year of publication, institutions, authors, citations, and keywords. Data were retrieved on March 18, 2024. VOSviewer and CiteSpace tools were used to create bibliometric networks and other visualizations. A total of 559 CTs evaluating TMD treatments were identified. A remarkable growth was observed in the last 10 years, with USA, Brazil, and Turkey being the main contributors in publications. Conservative therapies (COTs) such as physiotherapy and the use of occlusal splints, together with minimally invasive therapies (MITs), such as joint level injections, were the most applied in recent years. The Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Cranio-Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice were the leading journals in the field and with an important number of citations. The University of São Paulo and Universidade Nove de Julho were the institutions with the highest contribution of CTs. The most prolific author had 12 publications. Clinical research on TMD treatments is extensive and growing; however, there are large differences in the number of CTs related to emerging therapies. Future studies should focus on the implementation of high-quality CTs by fostering international cooperations and expanding knowledge on emerging COTs and MITs.
对1973年至2023年间评估颞下颌关节紊乱病（TMD）治疗效果的临床试验（CT）进行文献计量分析。本文献计量研究通过医学主题词（MeSH）检索，分析了Scopus和科学网（WoS）数据库中确定的TMD治疗CT。分析的主要特征包括发表年份、机构、作者、引用次数和关键词。数据于2024年3月18日检索。使用VOSviewer和CiteSpace工具创建文献计量网络和其他可视化图表。共识别出559项评估TMD治疗的CT。在过去10年中观察到显著增长，美国、巴西和土耳其是出版物的主要贡献者。近年来，物理治疗和咬合板使用等保守疗法（COT）以及关节腔注射等微创疗法（MIT）应用最为广泛。《口腔颌面外科杂志》和《颅下颌与睡眠实践颅面杂志》是该领域的领先期刊，且引用次数众多。圣保罗大学和七月九日大学是CT贡献最高的机构。最多产的作者有12篇出版物。TMD治疗的临床研究广泛且不断发展；然而，与新兴疗法相关的CT数量存在很大差异。未来的研究应通过促进国际合作和扩大对新兴COT和MIT的了解，专注于高质量CT的实施。
