Profile of articles addressed to dental pulp revascularization in PubMed database

Resumo

The study aimed to explore the profile of articles
published on pulp revascularization by a bibliometric analysis.
Material and methods: A search was conducted on the PubMed
database and studies were independently categorized according to:
(i) year of publication; (ii) country where the study was conducted;
(iii) study design; (iv) main topic addressed; (v) main conclusion of
the article; and (vi) clinical application/other results. Findings were
reported descriptively. There was not restriction regarding to initial
date and the established final date was December 2014. Results: 133
studies were found; but only 86 articles were included. The most of
them was published recently (23.2% in 2014) and were conducted
in 24 different countries. The most frequent study design was case
report (37.2%), followed by narrative reviews (16.2%). The main
topic addressed was the radiographic outcomes (38.3%) and tissue
engineering (19.7%). Some of the articles point the clinical application
of their results. Conclusion: Most of the publications highlight that
the disinfection of the root canal (and the stimulation of residual
stem cells) would induce formation of new hard tissue on the dentin
wall and continue root development in length, improving the tooth
survival. The number of publications on pulp revascularization has
increased recently, but the majority of articles published are studies
with low levels of evidence.