Producción científica en periodoncia e implantes a nivel de Iberoamérica

Aim

To analyse the scientific production in therapeutic implants and periodontology in Latin American journals.

Materials and methods

A literature review that analysed scientific articles published in dental journals in the countries of the Ibero-Pan-American Federation of Periodontology during the years 2012-2014. The search for articles was made through a manual analysis via the web portal in each journal and through SciELO, RedALyC, and LiLACS data bases. The scientific productivity was determined by year, type, design, and level of evidence for each article, as well as the subject of Periodontology and/or dental implants.

Results

The analysis was performed on 505 articles over a period of 3 years, and most of them were published in three countries: 47.7% from Brazil, 14.7% in Mexico, and 8.1% in Chile. Of these, 23.9% were review articles and 43.76% had an evidence level of iv.

Conclusion

The highest productivity of publications is concentrated in journals from Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Spain. The main theme of scientific publications referred to dental implants. The quality of publications at Latin American level is low, with a predominance of case reports and review articles (level iv), and less systematic reviews and clinical trials.