Historical and bibliometric notes on the use of fluoride in caries prevention

Authors:

P. Zampetti
Professor of History of Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
A. Scribante
Professor of Oral Pathology, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2020.21.02.10

ABSTRACT

Aim

The aim of the present report was to highlight historical and bibliometric aspects of fluoride in dentistry.

Methods

Study design: In the first part of the manuscript, history of fluoride has been reported. In the second part, some bibliometric considerations have been explained. The historical research evaluated the first documents about fluoride in dentistry. The bibliometric research considered Scopus-indexed documents from 1945 to 2019.

Results

Historical search showed the consistent presence of documents since 1803, even if modern research started in the 1930s. Statistics: Descriptive statistics of documents about fluoride showed a constantly increasing interest on the topic, starting from 1965 to nowadays. CONCLUSIONS: The topic of fluoride has a long history in dental practice, and future interesting research is needed in order to combine this well-known inorganic, monatomic anion with new emerging technologies.

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Publication date:

June /2020

Keywords:

analysis, bibliometric, enamel, fluoride, history, orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry, tooth

Issue:

Vol.21 – n.2/2020

Page:

148 – 152

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:

Harvard: P. Zampetti, A. Scribante (2020) "Historical and bibliometric notes on the use of fluoride in caries prevention", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 21(2), pp148-152. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2020.21.02.10

Vancouver: P. Zampetti, A. Scribante. Historical and bibliometric notes on the use of fluoride in caries prevention. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2020Jun.1 [cited 2025Jun.19];21(2):148-152. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/historical-and-bibliometric-notes-on-the-use-of-fluoride-in-caries-prevention/

MLA: P. Zampetti, A. Scribante Historical and bibliometric notes on the use of fluoride in caries prevention. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2020;21(2):148-152

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