ABSTRACT
According to the type of the paper, 506(98.6%) were original articles, 3(0.6%) were review articles, and 4(0.8%) were case reports.
Anual proportion of papers in the field of operative dentistry was similar to that of endodontics.
In the field of operative dentistry, esthetic restorative materials and bonding to tooth constituted major subjects of the studies. In the field of endodotics, pulp biology was prominent and canal shaping, endodontic microbiology and canal obturation were steadily reported.
According to author's school, similar number of papers were published in the field of operative dentistry and endodontics in general. However, some schools showed preponderances.
Most studies were done by two or more authors. Studies published by two authors were most.
Fifty(9.7%) papers were done in collaboration with workers of the other field.
Average number of references cited in the papers was 41.2, including domestic references of 1.8. 40.7% of the papers was shown to cite no domestic papers at all.
Twenty-eight(5.5%) papers were written in English, with increasing ratio.
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1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | total | |
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Pulp biology | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 59 |
Canal shaping | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 45 |
Canal irrigation&medication | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Endodontic microbiology | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 41 |
Canal obturation | 3 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 39 |
Trauma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Surgical endodontics | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
Res. Endo. treated tooth* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Others |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
Total | 17 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 240 |
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1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
co-work with other major |
6 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
7 |
50 |
total | 33 | 39 | 39 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 66 | 58 | 49 | 513 |