Introduction: The present study aimed to identify the 100 most-cited articles concerning atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) through a bibliometric analysis. Methods: The search was conducted in the Web of Science database in December 2023. Scopus and Google Scholar were used to compare the number of citations. The following data were extracted from the articles: title, authors, number of citations, access type, institution, country, continent, year of publication, journal, keywords, study design, and theme. Collaborative networks were generated using the VOSviewer software. Google Trends was used to investigate the global popularity of “atraumatic restorative treatment” research. Results: The 100 selected articles, published between 1996 and 2019, were cited 5,092 times, ranging from 21 to 239 citations. CariesResearch (12%) and Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (12%) published the highest number of articles. Clinical study (52%) was the most prevalent study design. The main theme addressed was restoration longevity (43%). Conventional high-viscosity glass ionomer was the most used restorative material (69%). The country with the highest number of articles was The Netherlands (33%) and Europe was the continent with most publications (38%). The Radboud University of Nijmegen had the highest number of articles (25%). Frencken was the most prominent author (38%). The most common keyword was “atraumatic restorative treatment” (n = 60). According to Google Trends, Tanzania was the country that searched the most about ART. Conclusion: The 100 most-cited articles on ART were mainly composed of clinical studies focusing on the longevity of restorations and originated in Europe.

Journal Section:
Research Article
Keywords:
Atraumatic restorative treatment, Dental caries, Minimal intervention in dentistry, Bibliometric analysis
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