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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
It’s all in the open	105
Woulda, shoulda, coulda?	79
Table of Contents	74
Editorial Board	70
Smile attractiveness in patients treated with or without 4 premolar extractions: A 36-year follow-up	67
Effect of chlorhexidine mouthwashes on periodontal parameters and extrinsic tooth staining in orthodontic patients	67
Evaluation of pulpal blood flow during orthodontic space closure: Prospective clinical trial	60
Biting off more than one can chew	56
Three-dimensional decision support system for treatment of canine impaction	52
Accuracy of dental arch form in customized fixed labial orthodontic appliances	49
Changes in alveolar bone remodeling after maxillary anterior retraction using fixed appliances with different periodontal conditions: A retrospective study based on cone-beam computed tomography	44
Table of Contents	40
Erratum	40
July 2024	39
Table of Contents	39
When history needs to be ignored	38
Redirecting mandibular growth through orthodontic dentoalveolar height development in growing patients with Class III malocclusion undergoing maxillary orthopedic protraction	37
Three-dimensional evaluation of skeletal and dental effects of treatment with maxillary skeletal expansion	37
Morphologic variations in the craniofacial structures in Japanese adults and their relationship with sex differences	36
The effect of piezocision vs no piezocision on maxillary extraction space closure: A split-mouth, randomized controlled clinical trial	33
Age differences in relation to bone thickness and length of the zygomatic process of the maxilla, infrazygomatic crest, and buccal shelf area	31
Long-term evaluation of maxillary molar position after distalization using modified C-palatal plates in patients with and without second molar eruption	31
Lingual bracket transfer accuracy of double vacuum-formed indirect bonding tray using 3D-printed model: an in vivo study	31
Orofacial dysfunction, nonnutritive sucking habits, and dental caries influence malocclusion in children aged 8-10 years	30
Oral appliance influence on jaw function in obstructive sleep apnea	29

Clinical expression of programmed rotation and uprighting of bilateral winged maxillary central incisors with the Invisalign appliance: A retrospective study	29
Face comparison analysis of patients with orthognathic surgery treatment using cloud computing–based face recognition application programming interfaces	29
Clear aligner orthodontic treatment: An international modified Delphi consensus study	29
Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer-4.0 in determining labiolingual localization of maxillary impacted canines and presence of resorption in incisors through panoramic radiographs: A correspondence	28