ArticleThe Angle orthodontist2013
Quality evaluation of the available Internet information regarding pain during orthodontic treatment.
Article in The Angle orthodontist, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
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- 20-Year Change in the Perception of Orthodontic Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Study.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2022Article
- Information on the Internet about clear aligner treatment-an assessment of content, quality, and readability.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2022Article
- A cross-sectional study of exposure across social media platforms for the British Orthodontic Society retention awareness campaign: #HoldthatSmile.Journal of orthodontics · 2022Article
- Science, Maddá, and 'Ilm: The language divide in scientific information available to Internet users.Public understanding of science (Bristol, England) · 2022Article
- Quality and reliability of web-based information regarding restorative treatment in pediatric patients.European oral research · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the quality of information on the internet about 2019 coronavirus outbreak in relation to orthodontics.Health and technology · 2021Article
- Quality of Information Regarding Repair Restorations on Dentist Websites: Systematic Search and Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- The informative value and design of orthodontic practice websites in The Netherlands.Progress in orthodontics · 2020Article
- Content and Quality Analysis of Websites as a Patient Resource for Temporomandibular Disorders.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2020Article
- Available patient-centered Internet information on peri-implantitis. Can our patients understand it?Clinical oral investigations · 2019Article
- The Accuracy of Information about Orthodontics Available on the Internet.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2018Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the quality of the data disseminated via the Internet regarding pain experienced by orthodontic patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsA systematic online search was performed for 'orthodontic pain' and 'braces pain' separately using five search engines. The first 25 results from each search term-engine combination were pooled for analysis. After excluding advertising sites, discussion groups, video feeds, and links to scientific articles, 25 Web pages were evaluated in terms of accuracy, readability, accessibility, usability, and reliability using recommended research methodology; reference textbook material, the Flesch Reading Ease Score; and the LIDA instrument. Author and information details were also recorded.
resultsOverall, the results indicated a variable quality of the available informational material. Although the readability of the Web sites was generally acceptable, the individual LIDA categories were rated of medium or low quality, with average scores ranging from 16.9% to 86.2%. The orthodontic relevance of the Web sites was not accompanied by the highest assessment results, and vice versa.
conclusionsThe quality of the orthodontic pain information cited by Web sources appears to be highly variable. Further structural development of health information technology along with public referral to reliable sources by specialists are recommended.
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