ArticlePloS one2021
YouTube as a source of information on space maintainers for parents and patients.
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- A Scoping Review of the Quality of Orthodontic Information on YouTube.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2025Article
- Parenting Information on Social Media: Systematic Literature Review.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Review
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- Assessment of the reliability of YouTube™ videos about zirconia crowns in pediatric dentistry.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2023Article
- Assessment of the educational value of endodontic access cavity preparation YouTube video as a learning resource for students.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn recent years the social media offers a handy platform for patients who want to receive medical information. The aim of this study is to assess the content of YouTube as an information source on space maintainers and to evaluate the efficiency of videos by parents and patients. METHODS AND
findingsYouTube was searched for information using two keywords 'space maintainer' and 'space maintainers in pediatric dentistry'. Two dentists reviewed the first 200 videos for each search term. After exclusions, 52 videos were included for analysis. Demographics of videos, including the type of source, date of upload, length, viewers' interaction and viewing rate were evaluated. The overall usefulness of videos was scored according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Guideline based on 9-point scales. The mean usefulness score of evaluated videos was 4,4 ± 1,5 (range 1-8). There was a significant correlation between usefulness and video length (p<0,05). But there was no significant correlation between usefulness and other demographics. Most videos were uploaded by healthcare professionals (51.9%). Videos uploaded by individual users were less useful compared with videos uploaded by healthcare professionals or organizations. Most of the videos (88,5%) used representative images for visualizing.
conclusionsYouTube videos about space maintainers are useful for parents only to understand and visualize their function. However, it does not provide sufficient information about adverse effects and types of them. Dentists should warn their patients that videos on the internet may contain incorrect and limited information.
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