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. 2017 Aug 24;12(8):e0183551. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183551

Table 1. Top 10 most tweeted dental papers.

Paper title Explanation Publication year Citations Tweets Accounts Tweet variants Begins with @
Acetaminophen Old Drug, New Issues. Single-issue campaigner 2015 9 264 15 71 103
Dietary Carbohydrates and Dental-Systemic Diseases Single-issue campaigner 2009 36 70 17 30 14
Fluoridation and social equity. #oralhealthequity 2002 42 59 41 4 0
From victim blaming to upstream action: tackling the social determinants of oral health inequalities #oralhealthequity 2007 159 54 33 3 0
The Effect of Waxed and Unwaxed Dental Floss on Gingival Health: Part I. Plaque Removal and Gingival Response Social media manager 1982 17 51 44 2 0
Electronic cigarettes induce DNA strand breaks and cell death independently of nicotine in cell lines Largely single-issue campaigner 2016 12 39 34 13 2
The tooth-worm: historical aspects of a popular medical belief. Social media manager 1999 NA 39 39 3 0
Oral Health Literacy among Female Caregivers: Impact on Oral Health Outcomes in Early Childhood Duplicate tweets 2010 47 35 25 7 0
Why do GDPs fail to recognise oral cancer? The argument for an oral cancer checklist Retweets of BDJ tweets 2013 6 29 18 13 0
Beyond the DMFT: the human and economic cost of early childhood caries. Duplicate tweets 2009 103 28 25 2 0