Global trends and future perspectives in Bruxism Research - A Scientometric evaluation

Background Bruxism is a behavior involving the clinching or grindings of teeth. It has its complexity and multifactorial aetiology. However, knowledge and currents research trends in the field of bruxism have expanded extensively. Objective The aim of this scientometric evaluation was to evaluate the present status in bruxism research and identify potential future research directions and policy decisions. Methods Scopus database was searched with help of keywords. The search records were filtered based on relevance to bruxism and exported. The bibliometric analysis was performed using bibliometrix package in RStudio and VOSviewer™. Results Search yielded 1044 documents relevant to bruxism spanning from 1961 to 2025. Bruxism related research was first started in 1961. However, it expanded exponentially after 2003. Over these 64 years, Brazil, United States, Italy and Sweden were leading countries researching on bruxism scope. Frank Lobbezoo was a significant contributor, with the highest strength on almost all cluster analysis. The leading countries were USA (n = 2430) and Brazil (n = 1950). The Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache (n = 32), The Journal Prosthetic Dentistry (n = 31), and Acta Odontologica Scandinavica (n = 30) are main sources of bruxism literature. Remarkably, there is a noticeable research trends in direction of epidemiology, tools of diagnosis, treatment and consequences of bruxism. Conclusion Our scientometric evaluation clearly highlighted the rise of interest in bruxism research mostly due to its impact on health. Our findings clearly supports multidisciplinary approach to treat as well provides an insight on preventive measures and policy decisions for bruxism among clinician and researchers.