Multidisciplinary Applications of AI in Dentistry: Bibliometric Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Collection
2.2. Methodology
3. Results
3.1. The Scientific Discourse
3.1.1. The Development of the Field
3.1.2. Publications Outlets
3.1.3. Producers’ Locations
3.2. Thematic Focus
3.2.1. Extraction from Keywords
3.2.2. Extraction from Abstracts
3.3. The Evolving Discussion
3.3.1. Longitudinal Development of Keywords
3.3.2. Trending Topics in the Abstracts
3.3.3. Most Relevant Discussion
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Allani, H.; Santos, A.T.; Ribeiro-Vidal, H. Multidisciplinary Applications of AI in Dentistry: Bibliometric Review. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7624. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177624
Allani H, Santos AT, Ribeiro-Vidal H. Multidisciplinary Applications of AI in Dentistry: Bibliometric Review. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(17):7624. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177624
Chicago/Turabian StyleAllani, Hela, Ana Teresa Santos, and Honorato Ribeiro-Vidal. 2024. "Multidisciplinary Applications of AI in Dentistry: Bibliometric Review" Applied Sciences 14, no. 17: 7624. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14177624