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The aim of this study was to conduct bibliometric and citation analysis of top-cited articles, from low- and lower-middle income countries, on use and application of digital technology in dentistry.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methodology<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A search strategy based on \u201cDigital Dentistry\u201d, \u201cLow Income Countries\u201d, and \u201cLower-Middle Income Countries\u201d was used in October 2023 using Scopus database to retrieve articles relevant to digital dentistry, with citation count of 10 or more. From 44 included articles, bibliometric information was analyzed on SPSS version 23. Network analysis based on co-citations, keywords, and number of citations was conducted on VOS software (version 1.6.20).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Most relevant articles were published in 2021 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20098), with 52.3% original articles, out of which 40.9% were in vitro studies. India had the highest number of articles (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200924), with most\u00a0publications in The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20094), and in the domain of General Dentistry (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200915, 34.1%). Co-authorship network analysis was not significant, but country-wise co-authorship analysis revealed India with the\u00a0greatest link strength (4.0). Highest occurring keyword was 3D printing (link strength 5.0),\u00a0and the citation analysis revealed\u00a0Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry with the\u00a0most number of published documents (3), having a citation count of 275. Bibliographic coupling for sources revealed Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society to have the highest link strength of 15.33.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This analysis uncovers interesting bibliometric and citation based information including key thematic trends, emphasizing crucial role of technologies like 3D printing, CAD\/CAM, and CBCT in digital dentistry. 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