Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to review the scientific studies related to dental materials, which were conducted in Turkey between 1992 and 2017, and to assess the relationship between the patent amount and the scientific studies. The literature from January 1992 to December 2017 was scanned by two independent investigators using three different databases (Medline, Web of Science and Scopus). In addition, Patent Coverage Data Service and Espacenet Patent Search have been scanned for international and national patent collections. The titles and abstracts of all studies were examined. Laboratory, clinical studies and patents were included in the study, but reviews and case reports were not included. The full texts of the studies were analyzed when the titles and abstract sections were insufficient. Descriptive and quantitative analyses of the obtained data were performed. In the number of publications and citations related to dental materials, the United States ranks the...