Minerva Dental and Oral Science

Aims & Scope

Minerva Dental and Oral Science is the Official Journal of SIOCMF (Società Italiana di Odontoiatria e Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale), and publishes articles related to the field of Dentistry with special focus on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine, Dental Materials, Prosthodontics, Conservative, Endodontics and Orthodontics, with focus also on Oral Health, Operative Dentistry and Dental Epidemiology.

The aim is to influence the practice of clinicians, researchers and industries and provide its readers with papers of the highest quality thanks to a fast and thorough peer review process, careful editorial work as well as open access options.

Minerva Dental and Oral Science welcomes articles on a wide variety of topics related to the area of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, which may be submitted in the form of original articles, review articles, technical reports, editorials, letters to the Editor and guidelines.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.297

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16752

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	226

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Web of Science
• Medline
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Dentistry and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• One-year impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Italian dental professionals: a cross-sectional survey

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Gaetano, Claudia, Sara, Francesco, Lorenzo, Annalisa, Giulia, Elisabetta, Enrico, Giuseppe

• Psychological reactions to COVID-19 and epidemiological aspects of dental practitioners during lockdown in Italy

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Pierantonio, Vittorio, Cristina, Davide, Ugo

• Oral mucosal lesions and oral symptoms of the SARS-CoV-2 infection

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Meircurius D., Diah S., Hendrik S.

• Zirconia vs. stainless steel pediatric crowns: a literature review

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Francesco S., Edoardo, Anna G., Adolfo, Antonio, Sergio

• Molar incisor hypomineralization treatment with casein phosphopeptide and amorphous calcium phosphate in children

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Marco, Maria R., Martina, Roberto, Silvia

• Sinus presurgical evaluation: a literature review and a new classification proposal

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Lorenzo, Andrea E., Dino, Carlo

• Mouth breathing in children and its impact in dental malocclusion: a systematic review of observational studies

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Wanderson S., Valquíria M., Jaqueline C., Luiz R., Carla P.

• MicroRNA-34a-3p and its target tumor necrosis factor-α in the regulation of South Indian oral squamous cell carcinoma population

  Citation: 12

  Authors: M S., Sushmaa C., K A., Karthikeyan, Dhanraj M, Durairaj

• Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Luiz H., Kedson D., Jessica, Danyella C., Cizelene, Letícia, Sérgio, Flaviana

• Prognostic determinants in severe odontogenic space infections: a single-center retrospective analysis

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Nagarajan K., Subha, Shiva

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