A scientometric study on research trends and characteristics of oral submucous fibrosis

Chengbin Wei; Xuemin Shen; Wei Liu; Ruirui Du

Journal of Dental Sciences (Jul 2024)

A scientometric study on research trends and characteristics of oral submucous fibrosis

Chengbin Wei,
Xuemin Shen,
Wei Liu,
Ruirui Du

Affiliations

Chengbin Wei: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Shandong, China
Xuemin Shen: Department of Oral Mucosal Diseases, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
Wei Liu: College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Corresponding author. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, 500 Quxi Road, Shanghai 200011, China.
Ruirui Du: Department of Stomatology, The First People's Hospital of Jining, Shandong, China; Corresponding author. Department of Stomatology, The First People's Hospital of Jining, 6 Jiankang Road, Jining 272000, Shandong, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 1834 – 1839

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Background/purpose: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) affecting populations is considered a public health issue in South/Southeast Asia. The purpose of this study was to analyze the scientometric characteristics and research trends of OSF. Materials and methods: All the papers on OSF were comprehensively retrieved from the Scopus database. Regional comparison (India versus outside of India) and chronological comparison (before 2015 versus after 2015) were performed. Results: Among all the 1357 papers on OSF, 930 (68.5%) were from India. In India, biology research on antioxidant, oxidative stress, angiogenesis, and extracellular matrix were distinctive keywords. Risk factors of smokeless tobacco and gutkha and the roles of saliva and blood sampling were also distinctive keywords in India. In outside of India, biology research on myofibroblast, alpha smooth muscle actin, microRNA, long untranslated RNA, and protein p53 were distinctive keywords. The trend of biology research on connective tissue, genotype, genetic predisposition, messenger RNA, and cytology before 2015 has changed to research on myofibroblast, biological marker, microRNA, epithelial mesenchymal transition, extracellular matrix, and oxidative stress after 2015. The trend of clinical aspects of surgery and mouth hygiene before 2015 has changed to the aspects of adverse event/effects, complication, and quality of life after 2015. Conclusion: This scientometric study elucidated the current scenario and research trends of OSF, and would help in improving in reciprocal collaboration and communication for this disease control in South/Southeast Asia.

Published in Journal of Dental Sciences

ISSN: 1991-7902 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Taiwan, Province of China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-dental-sciences/

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