A selection of abstracts of clinically relevant papers from other journals. The abstracts on this page have been chosen and edited by John R. Radford.
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The third most cited dental article describes the experimental gingivitis study by Harald Loë that recruited 12 volunteers only.
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Feijoo JF, Limeres J et al. Clin Oral Invest; DOI: 10.1007/s00784-013-1017-0
The investigators in this paper ascertained the hundred most cited dental articles published during the past 60 years. The second most cited article illustrates rehabilitation of the edentulous jaw using osseointegrated implants. And at number one, is a review on extracellular matrix metalloproteinases! Each of the four most highly cited dental articles exceeds 1,000 citations. Nevertheless, this number pales into insignificance compared with the Lowry protein assay with over 200,000 citations. The Research Excellence Framework 2014 have softened this stark citation index. Instead they have included 1) 'impact', that encompasses holism, way beyond the limitations of academia, and 2) the 'research environment'. Panel UoA3 (Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy) 'felt strongly that CI is particularly unreliable for dentistry.'
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The 100 most cited articles in dentistry. Br Dent J 215, 225 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.853
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.853
