Bernd Wöstmann

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Bernd Wöstmann is a scholar working on Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Periodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernd Wöstmann has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Orthodontics, 104 papers in Oral Surgery and 39 papers in Periodontics. Recurrent topics in Bernd Wöstmann's work include Dental materials and restorations (99 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (81 papers) and Dental Research and COVID-19 (38 papers). Bernd Wöstmann is often cited by papers focused on Dental materials and restorations (99 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (81 papers) and Dental Research and COVID-19 (38 papers). Bernd Wöstmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Bernd Wöstmann's co-authors include Peter Rehmann, Markus Balkenhol, Maximiliane Amelie Schlenz, Alexander Schmidt, P Ferger, Matthias Hannig, Nelly Schulz‐Weidner, Alexander Schmidt, B Owall and Afrodite Sofou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Bernd Wöstmann

150 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Accuracy of digital and conventional impression techniques and workflow

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bernd Wöstmann Germany	29	2.5k	2.2k	1.0k	513	288	165	3.5k
Gordon J. Christensen United States	30	2.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	400 0.8×	264 0.9×	266	3.7k
Murali Srinivasan Switzerland	25	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	651 0.6×	379 0.7×	315 1.1×	133	2.5k
Fang Qian United States	37	2.3k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	702 0.7×	695 1.4×	264 0.9×	129	3.9k
Paul Brunton United Kingdom	32	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	678 0.7×	755 1.5×	235 0.8×	169	3.4k
Edward J. Swift United States	43	5.5k 2.2×	3.4k 1.5×	1.6k 1.6×	558 1.1×	276 1.0×	247	6.0k
Nairn Wilson United Kingdom	32	2.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	770 1.5×	235 0.8×	178	3.9k
Martyn Sherriff United Kingdom	42	3.3k 1.3×	2.6k 1.2×	653 0.7×	801 1.6×	267 0.9×	160	5.2k
Javier Montero Spain	31	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	470 0.5×	950 1.9×	342 1.2×	182	3.3k
Jan W.V. van Dijken Sweden	46	5.2k 2.1×	3.0k 1.4×	1.8k 1.8×	918 1.8×	304 1.1×	125	5.8k
Roger J. Smales Australia	35	2.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	888 0.9×	670 1.3×	184 0.6×	157	3.7k

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Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, et al.. (2025). Clinical study on the accuracy of wireless intraoral scanners for digital full arch impressions of dentate arches. Journal of Dentistry. 163. 106132–106132. 1 indexed citations

Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, et al.. (2024). Digital plaque monitoring: An evaluation of different intraoral scanners. Journal of Dentistry. 145. 104978–104978. 2 indexed citations

Schulz‐Weidner, Nelly, et al.. (2024). Occlusal Caries Detection with Intraoral Scanners in Pediatric Dentistry: A Comparative Clinical Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(4). 925–925. 6 indexed citations

Schulz‐Weidner, Nelly, et al.. (2024). Improving the Communication of Dental Findings in Pediatric Dentistry by Using Intraoral Scans as a Visual Aid: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Dentistry Journal. 12(1). 15–15. 4 indexed citations

Wöstmann, Bernd, et al.. (2023). Survival of teeth treated with post and core - A retrospective study of more than 1000 cases with observation periods up to 18 years. Journal of Dentistry. 138. 104723–104723. 4 indexed citations

Bock, Niko C., et al.. (2023). What to Prefer in Patients with Multibracket Appliances? Digital vs. Conventional Full-Arch Impressions—A Reference Aid-Based In Vivo Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(9). 3071–3071. 3 indexed citations

Schmidt, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Chairside 3-D printed impression trays: a new approach to increase the accuracy of conventional implant impression taking? An in vitro study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(1). 47–47. 2 indexed citations

Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, et al.. (2022). The Suitability of Questionnaires for Exploring Relations of Dietary Behavior and Tooth Wear. Nutrients. 14(6). 1165–1165. 3 indexed citations

Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, et al.. (2022). New Caries Diagnostic Tools in Intraoral Scanners: A Comparative In Vitro Study to Established Methods in Permanent and Primary Teeth. Sensors. 22(6). 2156–2156. 23 indexed citations

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Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, et al.. (2022). Update on the Accuracy of Conventional and Digital Full-Arch Impressions of Partially Edentulous and Fully Dentate Jaws in Young and Elderly Subjects: A Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(13). 3723–3723. 17 indexed citations

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Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, et al.. (2022). The transfer accuracy of digital and conventional full-arch impressions influenced by fixed orthodontic appliances: a reference aid–based in vitro study. Clinical Oral Investigations. 27(1). 273–283. 2 indexed citations

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Walter, Michael H., Birgit Marré, Jens Dreyhaupt, et al.. (2021). Rehabilitation of shortened dental arches: A fifteen‐year randomised trial. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 48(6). 738–744. 5 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Alexander, et al.. (2021). The Influence of Hard- and Software Improvement of Intraoral Scanners on the Implant Transfer Accuracy from 2012 to 2021: An In Vitro Study. Applied Sciences. 11(15). 7166–7166. 13 indexed citations

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Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, Alexander Schmidt, Bernd Wöstmann, et al.. (2021). Perspectives from Dentists, Dental Assistants, Students, and Patients on Dental Care Adapted to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(8). 3940–3940. 12 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Alexander, et al.. (2021). Development of a New Application-Based Chewing Efficiency Test (Mini Dental Assessment) and Its Evaluation by Nursing Staff in Geriatric Care: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(22). 11889–11889. 7 indexed citations

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Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, et al.. (2020). Students’ and lecturers’ perspective on the implementation of online learning in dental education due to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): a cross-sectional study. BMC Medical Education. 20(1). 354–354. 186 indexed citations

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Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, et al.. (2020). New Intraoral Scanner-Based Chairside Measurement Method to Investigate the Internal Fit of Crowns: A Clinical Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(7). 2182–2182. 11 indexed citations

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Schlenz, Maximiliane Amelie, et al.. (2020). Digital versus Conventional Impression Taking Focusing on Interdental Areas: A Clinical Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(13). 4725–4725. 27 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Alexander, et al.. (2020). Accuracy of Digital and Conventional Full-Arch Impressions in Patients: An Update. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(3). 688–688. 82 indexed citations

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Wöstmann, Bernd, et al.. (2017). A questionnaire on the use of digital denture impressions in a preclinical setting.. International journal of computerized dentistry. 20(2). 177–192. 4 indexed citations

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