In the first 11 years (2009–2019) of the Journal of Craniomandibular Function (CMF), 44 issues and one Festschrift have been published. In the present systematic quantitative analysis, all articles published during this period were assigned to the categories “Science,” “Practice,” “Journal article,” “Congress and continuing education report” or “Book review,” and were evaluated according to topic frequency. The total volume is 3,765 pages, distributed in 344 articles and 45 editorials, with the participation of 321 authors from 18 countries. The most frequent topic is occlusion, followed by pain, diagnostic procedures, determination of jaw relation, and bruxism. More than twice as many articles were published from the scientific community than from dental practice (ratio 2:1). Diagnostic (as compared to therapeutic) articles dominated the scientific articles (ratio 2.6:1). Forty-five editorials, 46 congress reports, 43 journal articles, and 45 book reviews round out the overall picture.
Keywords: journal, journal article, author, bruxism, occlusion, temporomandibular disorders
