Análisis bibliométrico de artículos sobre el uso del plasma rico en plaquetas como tratamiento de defectos óseos y defectos de furca publicados en revistas entre 2000-2019

Abstract

Introduction: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been introduced in periodontal therapy as an alternative treatment; Currently it has been used as a biostimulant in the regeneration of bone tissue, it improves the healing of soft tissues. Aim: The purpose of this work is to identify the scientific production of the use of PRP for treatments of bone defects and furca defects published in specialized journals in the period 2000-2019 through a bibliometry. Materials and Methods: the population is made up of all the scientific articles found in the electronic databases of the Santo Tomás University, Bucaramanga from 2000 to 2019 Selection criteria, inclusion criteria: articles contained in the electronic databases : Medline, Elsevier, Springer Link; of clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, articles published between 2000 - 2019, articles published in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Exclusion criteria: articles that are not in full text, case reports, case series, narrative reviews. Results: Studies co-authored predominate. An average of five authors per article was registered. Regarding the academic training of the authors, it indicates that the majority had a master's degree and, secondly, a doctorate. 44 articles published between 2000-2019 were found. Although one of the search criteria was that the articles had been published between 2000 and 2019, from 2000 to 2002 no publications were found. Between 2016 and 2018, the largest number of publications was reported; in the years 2003, 2004 and 2011 the least amount of publications. the frequency of publications by country. India country the place where more research was carried out in this regard; 8 of the 44 publications used in this study were made. In Latin America, studies were reported in Brazil, Peru and Chile. Mainly articles published in English, made in 18 countries between 2000-2019, were found, but the frequency of publication increases as of 2012. Conclusions: the published literature is quite broad and heterogeneous in terms of authorship and the source of information. Co-authored studies predominate whose authors have different institutional affiliations and academic training. Regarding the source, the articles were selected from 31 international journals, which were indexed in international databases. The vast majority is located between the first and second quartiles. In addition, on average, they have a high impact factor in the SCImago evaluation of 2015 and 2018. As for the number of citations of the articles, in gray literature it is higher, almost triple the number of citations in the bases of data consulted.