OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is 28. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
It’s all in the open	91
Woulda, shoulda, coulda?	82
Table of Contents	73
Editorial Board	67
Effect of chlorhexidine mouthwashes on periodontal parameters and extrinsic tooth staining in orthodontic patients	66
Smile attractiveness in patients treated with or without 4 premolar extractions: A 36-year follow-up	64
Evaluation of pulpal blood flow during orthodontic space closure: Prospective clinical trial	61
Biting off more than one can chew	54
Erratum	51
Table of Contents	50
Table of Contents	48
July 2024	47
When history needs to be ignored	46
Morphologic variations in the craniofacial structures in Japanese adults and their relationship with sex differences	40
Does rapid maxillary expansion improve nasal airway obstruction? A computer fluid dynamics study in patients with nasal mucosa hypertrophy and obstructive adenoids	37
Age differences in relation to bone thickness and length of the zygomatic process of the maxilla, infrazygomatic crest, and buccal shelf area	37
Facial profile study using 3-dimensional photographs to assess esthetic preferences of Hong Kong Chinese orthognathic patients and laypersons	36
The effect of piezocision vs no piezocision on maxillary extraction space closure: A split-mouth, randomized controlled clinical trial	36
Redirecting mandibular growth through orthodontic dentoalveolar height development in growing patients with Class III malocclusion undergoing maxillary orthopedic protraction	34
Oral appliance influence on jaw function in obstructive sleep apnea	33
Accuracy of dental arch form in customized fixed labial orthodontic appliances	32
Face comparison analysis of patients with orthognathic surgery treatment using cloud computing–based face recognition application programming interfaces	32
Dental arch changes after open bite treatment with spurs associated with posterior build ups	32
Questions regarding age-related changes in the effect of rapid maxillary expansion on the position of labially impacted maxillary canines	30
Long-term profile attractiveness of patients with Class I and Class II malocclusion treated with or without extractions: Overlooked insights?	29

Orthodontist, be careful what you wish for	29
Query on evaluation of changes in the maxillary sinus of orthodontic patients with maxillary molar distalization using cone-beam computed tomography	29
Long-term evaluation of maxillary molar position after distalization using modified C-palatal plates in patients with and without second molar eruption	28
Orofacial dysfunction, nonnutritive sucking habits, and dental caries influence malocclusion in children aged 8-10 years	28