A BIBLIOMETRIC EVALUATION OF RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING APPLICATIONS IN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS

Radionuclide imaging methods are techniques used for the functional evaluation of tissues, and the aim of the present study was to evaluate the structure of the literature on radionuclide imaging methods in temporomandibular joint imaging through bibliometric analysis. The study data were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection database, and R, R Studio, Biblioshiny, and Bibliometrix were used for the bibliometric analyses. The results demonstrated an increase in annual scientific production, and the term condylar hyperplasia was identified as occupying a central position within the literature. It was determined that the literature in this field mainly focuses on condylar hyperplasia and temporomandibular joint metabolic activity.