OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Caries Research is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Geographical Distribution of Dental Caries Prevalence and Associated Factors in Young Males in Finland 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study	33
Impact of Clinical Consequences of Pulp Involvement due to Caries on Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	32
Salivary Proteins and Metabolites as Caries Biomarkers in Adolescents	29
The Impact of Socio-Environmental, Individual, and Biological Factors on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Preschool Children: A Cohort Study with 3-Year Follow-Up	26
Outcome of a national education program on supervised daily tooth brushing and biannual fluoride varnish application on dental caries in Chilean preschool children: an ecological cohort study	25
Combined Effect of a Bioinspired Self-Assembling Peptide and Fluoride Varnish on Remineralisation of Artificial Early Enamel Caries Lesion: An in vitro Study	24
Psychometric Properties of Food Frequency Questionnaires Used in Dentistry: A Systematic Review	18
Prevalence of Dental Caries in Past European Populations: A Systematic Review	18
High-Resolution Characterization of Enamel Remineralization Using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Electron Microscopy	18
Shear Bond Strength of Adhesives Placed following Selective Removal of Red-Fluorescing Carious Dentine in vitro	15
Correlation between Matrix Metalloproteinase Presence and Caries Surface Appearance	15
Immediate and Sustained Root Caries Prevention of Fluoride Varnish Combined with Toothpastes	15
Evaluation of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation and Acidogenicity of Infant Milk Formulas for Treating Cow Milk Allergy: An in vitro Study	15
The Top 100 Most-Cited Papers in Erosive Tooth Wear: A Bibliometric Analysis	15
Enamel Fluoride Uptake Determined Using the Microbiopsy Technique and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry: A Pilot Study	14
Genome-wide association studies on dental caries: A systematic review	14
Socio-environmental typologies and incidence of dental caries from childhood to adolescence among youth in Montreal: The QUALITY Cohort	13
To seal or restore occlusal caries in permanent molar teeth, 11-year RCT	13
Asthma, Medication Use, and Dental Caries in Adolescents: A Population-Based Study	11
Influence of social mobility on untreated dental caries at age 4: Intergenerational and Intragenerational analysis	11
Behavior Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases and Caries in Adolescents: A Population Study	11
Front & Back Matter	11
Teaching Radiographic Caries Detection and Treatment Planning: A Seminar Using an Audience Response System	11
Dentine Mineral Changes Induced by Polyalkenoate Cements after Different Selective Caries Removal Techniques: An in vitro Study	10
Statherin-Derived Peptide Protects against Intrinsic Erosive Enamel Wear in situ	10

Solutions Containing a Statherin-Derived Peptide Reduce Enamel Erosion in vitro	9
Augmented Vision for Dental Students’ Education in Detecting Proximal Carious Lesions on Bitewing Radiographs: A Randomized Controlled Trial	8
Fluoride Formed on Enamel by Fluoride Varnish or Gel Application: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial	8
Advancements in Caries Diagnostics Using Bite-Wing Radiography : A Systematic Review of Deep Learning Approaches	8
Insights into AQP5 Polymorphism and Genetic Associations in Molar Incisor Hypomineralization and Dental Fluorosis	8
Caries Impacts and Experiences and Dental Care Utilization for Saudi Schoolchildren: Caries Impacts and Experiences Questionnaire for Children – A Disease-Specific Measure	8
Tooth Brushing Learning Methods: Differential or Conventional? – A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial	8
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Exposure on Child Dental Caries: Difference-in-Differences Analysis	7
Fluoride Varnish Efficacy on the Remineralization of Early Caries Lesions in Situ	7
Association of Root Biofilm Bacteriome with Root Caries Lesion Severity and Activity	7
The Effect of Various Fluoride Products on Dentine Lesions during pH-Cycling	7
Maternal Psychological Wellbeing and Caries Experience in 3-year-old offspring: Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) study	7
Fluoride Dose-Response and Anticaries Effect of Herbal Antibacterial Agents and (Nano-)Hydroxyapatite on Dentin Caries: An in vitro Study	7
Characterization of a Novel TiF<sub>4</sub> Inclusion Complex and in vitro Evaluation of Its Effect on Inhibiting Enamel Demineralization	7
Effect of a Toothpaste Containing Surface Pre-Reacted Glass-Ionomer Filler on the Remineralization of Artificial Carious Enamel Lesions in situ	6
Failures of Sealed Molars: Three-Year Results from a Multi-Center, Prospective Study in Public Dental Service in Norway	6
Selective Removal to Soft Dentine versus Full Pulpotomy for Management of Proximal Deep Carious Lesions: A Randomized Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial	6
Enamel Caries Lesion Depth Obtained by Optical Coherence Tomography and Transverse Microradiography: A Comparative Study	6
Comparison of Oral Health Status of Pediatric Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Bile Reflux Disease	5
Three-Dimensional Assessment of Radiographic Changes after Indirect Pulp Capping Using Silver Diamine Fluoride with or without Potassium Iodide in Young Permanent Teeth (12-Month RCT)	5
Selective Outcome Reporting Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials on Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Research Study	5
Cavity-management effectiveness and feasibility of SDF solution and NaF varnish in children: One-year follow-up non-inferiority RCT	5
Effectiveness of stepwise or selective in comparison to non-selective caries removal in managing deep caries in vital permanent teeth: A systematic review with trial sequential, pairwise and network	5
Exploring the Correlation between Salivary Spinnbarkeit and Caries Scores	5
Front & Back Matter	5
69th ORCA Congress	5
Front & Back Matter	5
Optimization of a Validated Protocol That Determines Bioavailable Fluoride in Toothpastes	5
Caries risk assessment by dental students and dentists in the Netherlands – a survey study to assess knowledge and implementation	4
Organization for Caries Research-European Federation of Conservative Dentistry Consensus Report on Clinical Recommendations for Caries Diagnosis Paper II: Caries Lesion Activity and Progression Assess	4
Fluoride Varnish in Dentistry: A Bibliometric Analysis of the 100 Most-Cited Papers	4
Fluoride Exposure in Community Prevention Programmes for Oral Health Using Nail Clippings and Spot Urine Samples: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Detection of Proximal Caries Lesions on Bitewing Radiographs Using Deep Learning Method	4
Economic Evaluations of Preventive and Minimally Invasive Children’s Dental Caries Procedures: A Scoping Review	4
Is History of Cardiovascular Disease Associated with Increased Caries Experience among Taiwanese Adults?	4
A Right to Health-Based Approach to Dental Caries: Toward a Comprehensive Control Strategy	4
Teaching Tooth Wear Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment Decisions Applying Inverted Classroom Combined with Case Presentation Model	4
Contents	4
Effect of Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Added to Milk, Chewing Gum, and Candy on Dental Caries: A Systematic Review	4
European Organisation for Caries Research and the European Federation of Conservative Dentistry Consensus Report on Clinical Recommendations for Caries Diagnosis: Paper III – Caries Diagnosis at the I	4
Split-Spectrum Optical Attenuation Coefficient Method for Caries Detection	4
The 20-Year Trends in Caries and Associated Determinants among Adults in Post-Soviet Lithuania: Repeated Cross-Sectional Studies	4
Association between Level of Parental Oral Health Literacy and the Rational Use of Fluoride for Children from 0 to 4 Years of Age after Instruction: An Intervention Trial	4
Dietary Carbohydrates Modulate Streptococcus mutans Adherence and Bacterial Proteome	4
Effects of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax on Caries in Italy: a Modelling Study.	4
Dental practitioners’ thresholds for restorative intervention in carious lesions: a survey based systematic review update	4