Twenty years of clear aligner therapy: a bibliometric analysis (2002-2022)

Gong Beiwen; Liu Ziyang; Yang Liya; Sun Xiaomei; Lu Jianjian; Teng Li; Bai Yuxing; Xie Xianju

doi:10.2478/aoj-2023-0022

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Aug 2023)

Twenty years of clear aligner therapy: a bibliometric analysis (2002-2022)

Gong Beiwen,
Liu Ziyang,
Yang Liya,
Sun Xiaomei,
Lu Jianjian,
Teng Li,
Bai Yuxing,
Xie Xianju

Affiliations

Gong Beiwen: *Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Liu Ziyang: †Department of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Yang Liya: †Department of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Sun Xiaomei: ‡Department of Stomatology, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Lu Jianjian: †Department of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Teng Li: †Department of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Bai Yuxing: *Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Xie Xianju: *Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2023-0022
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 39, no. 2
pp. 15 – 31

Abstract

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Clear aligner (CA) therapy has become popular worldwide but there is little research in the area from the perspective of bibliometrics. The present study aimed to identify the most impactful studies on CA over its 20 years of publishing since 2002.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
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